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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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Animal Welfare Act? What’s That?

According to a recent federal investigation, the USDA's (U.S. Department of Agriculture) arm in charge of enforcing the Animal Welfare Act — the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS — often "ignores repeat violations, waives penalties and doesn't adequately document inhumane... READ MORE

May 28, 2010 / (13) comments

Pet Fur Flies Over Gulf Oil Spill

No, there’s no oil yet sullying our South Florida beaches, nor do I expect my home city of Miami to be awash in tar balls anytime soon. Nonetheless, BP’s still-spilling oil is already seeping into Louisiana wetlands and steadily flowing into the loop current that feeds our local waters. READ MORE

May 27, 2010 / (19) comments

Dog Bites: What Would OSHA Do?

A dog bit me last Saturday. It had been a pretty long time since my last tooth (years?), so I guess I was due one. Luckily, this one was more of a deep scrape than a puncture. Not too bad, really. But since it still smarts three days later (and I’m no wimp to pain), I’ve got to assume it... READ MORE

May 26, 2010 / (11) comments

Score One For the Bull

Last Saturday offered us one of those occasionally incongruous spectacles in the world of bullfighting, a moment where the tables were turned and the bull won (WARNING: Pictures found in the link are graphic). Yet despite his success, team human still won the day (no surprise) with a series of quick... READ MORE

May 25, 2010 / (22) comments

Five Reasons YOU Say You’d Never Be a Veterinarian

"I want to be a vet except that..." is a line I get treated to a lot by my clients and many of this blog’s readers. After all, it seems reasonable for most serious pet owners to have considered my profession at some point or another. Enough so that sometimes I wonder why, with so many... READ MORE

May 24, 2010 / (27) comments

Is There Something Wrong With a Veterinarian Who Appreciates Euthanasia?

I've gotta say that while I kind of dread seeing a "euthanasia" appointment on the schedule, the end result is almost always positive. Sound strange? Yeah … it does to me, too. READ MORE

May 21, 2010 / (24) comments

Is My Breed Fat?

During last week’s filming of a webisode on the subject of quantifying obesity (stay tuned for its online debut), we went to Lincoln Road on Miami Beach to catch up with the "dog on the street" — and his or her owner, of course. READ MORE

May 20, 2010 / (17) comments

Why You Should Count Your Chickens

Here’s another post for the backyard farming voyeurs among you: I love my chickens — no roosters, just hens. Their antics offer perhaps the most consistently inspiring moment of my morning. READ MORE

May 19, 2010 / (11) comments

Breed Conundrums Lead This Vet to Overstep Her Bounds ... Just a Little

Every week I get at least one call from a client that goes something like this: READ MORE

May 18, 2010 / (16) comments

Saddle Thrombus: Every Cat Owner's Worst Nightmare

You wake up groggily one Saturday morning — admittedly a bit on the late side — and you suddenly realize how it is you managed to sleep in. READ MORE

May 18, 2010 / (1) 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.