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Dr. Coates is a veterinarian based in the other “Sunshine State” – that's Colorado to the rest of you – where she lives and plays with a varied range of animals. She shares her professional and personal experiences, Monday through Friday, here on petMD's blog, the Fully Vetted. Log in for your daily dose of her insight and wisdom.

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Why I Love Cage Muzzles

It’s too late after your boxer's chewed through the power cord behind the fridge in your garage. She’s gone. And all those miscellaneous pills, baby toys and poisonous plants consumed? Not to mention the woodworking gnawed off your favorite chair? You could have avoided all those near-tragedies,... READ MORE

Feb 26, 2010 / (6) comments

Neutering Dogs: A Male's Perspective

No, I didn’t suddenly grow a pair overnight. But I do have plenty of first-hand experience on this issue. READ MORE

Feb 25, 2010 / (5) comments

Waiting Room Experiences At the Vet Specialist’s

Not long ago, I found myself in a veterinary waiting room among lots of other veterinary clients. For once, I was getting a taste of my own medicine while waiting for a neurologist to see my dog. READ MORE

Feb 24, 2010 / (4) comments

If Vets Are So Cool, How Come We Don’t Have Our Own TV Show?

It never fails to irk: They have ER, Scrubs, House, Grey’s Anatomy and all we have is a pseudo-reality TV show called Emergency Vets. READ MORE

Feb 23, 2010 / (12) comments

Death Be Not Pricey: Euthanasia, Cremation, and What It Costs

It’s kind of a weird subject, I know, but death — the actual series of injections and subsequent cremation — can be pretty pricey. You might wonder why that might be, considering the low cost of generic injections. And how hard is it, exactly, to burn a body to an ashy vestige of its... READ MORE

Feb 22, 2010 / (25) comments

BYO Fecal Sample to the Vet's...Please!

How many times do I have to say it before my clients get it? Spare your pet the nightmare fecal rod and bring your own sample … please! READ MORE

Feb 19, 2010 / (6) comments

Stethoscopic Diversions in Pet Medicine and an Appeal for Silence

Here’s a daily vet pet peeve worth chuckling about: What’s up with all those clients who take the opportunity to speak to their vet just as they’ve inserted the stethoscope’s plastic prongs into their ears? READ MORE

Feb 18, 2010 / (4) comments

Dirty Jobs: One Veterinarian’s Vote For Her Profession’s Filth

There’s been a lot of horseplay in the media in recent years on the concept of truly disgusting professions. The mushroom farmer manure-slinger, the zero-gravity vomit quicker-picker-upper and the bed-pan disaster beneficiary, etc. … The Discovery Channel even has a popular show called Dirty... READ MORE

Feb 17, 2010 / (7) comments

There's No Accounting for Taste in Veterinary Medicine

There’s no accounting for some people’s taste. In fact, as a child, my pediatrician had to talk my mother down off a ledge after I was found snacking on Purina Cat Chow. READ MORE

Feb 16, 2010 / (3) comments

How to Break Up With Your Vet in Seven Not-So-Easy Steps

There is an etiquette to every practice under the sun. Whether you’re a lounging lizard intent on staying alive through breeding season or a dog entering ground zero in a puppy park, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it. So, too, should you consider your approach to switching... READ MORE

Feb 15, 2010 / (0) comments

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About fully vetted

Patty Khuly, VMD, MBA

Dr. Khuly is a former petMD blogger and small animal veterinarian in Miami, Florida, where she practices medicine at Sunset Animal Clinic and serves on the board of the South Florida Veterinary Medical Association. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, and The Wharton School of Business.

As a significant sideline, she writes...a lot. She authors pet health columns for USA Today, The Miami Herald and Vetstreet. She also writes a popular monthly column for Veterinary Practice News and serves as regular contributor to Veterinary Economics, The Bark, and the Veterinary News Network.

Dr. Khuly lives in South Miami with her brood of hens, goats, dogs, cats...and humans.