Our Expert: Dr. Patty Khuly
A Vet's Take on Treating Banned Breeds
By Dr. Patty Khuly | March 17, 2015Since 1990, Miami-Dade County, the municipality in which I reside, has required that all veterinarians post a prominent sign in English, Spanish and Creole with the following verbiage:“BOTH PURE AND…View Full Post ›
A Vet Shares Why These 5 Patients Hold a Special Place in Her Heart
By Dr. Patty Khuly | March 10, 2015Veterinarians are kind of like parents in that we get to feeling a little squeamish when it comes to picking favorites. Nah… we don't really play that game, we tell ourselves. And yet, when…View Full Post ›
Surprising Things That Veterinarians Do That You May Not Expect
By Dr. Patty Khuly | March 3, 2015Animals are unpredictable and animal people can be eccentric, which explains why veterinary hospitals are places where odd things often happen. Indeed, you might be…View Full Post ›
6 Things You Should Do Before Adopting a Special Needs Pet
By Dr. Patty Khuly | February 27, 2015Though veterinarians often take on the “special neediest” pets on the planet, pets who require work, patience and intensive attention to their unique health care needs are not for everyone.…View Full Post ›
A Vet Shares Her Thoughts About What Is Wrong With How We Pay for Pet Health Care
By Dr. Patty Khuly | February 19, 2015I'm a veterinarian first and foremost, but along life's many devious paths, I also eked out a degree that says I know something about business. Since I'm often asked to render my …View Full Post ›
Why Veterinarians Feel Compelled to Take on the Neediest Pets
By Dr. Patty Khuly | February 13, 2015Does it sometimes seem as if you’re irresistibly drawn to animals least likely to appeal to the average pet owner? You’re not alone. We veterinarians have a knack for getting ourselves into…View Full Post ›
Forensic Pathology? Bioterrorism Prevention? 7 Surprising Veterinary Specialties
By Dr. Patty Khuly | February 6, 2015Vet medicine is advancing by leaps and bounds in all kinds of fields. Advances in technology, changes in cultural norms and alterations in the economics of animal health care have …View Full Post ›
A Vet's Guide to Not Getting Bitten by Her Patients
By Dr. Patty Khuly | January 27, 2015To veterinarians and our intrepid team members, it often seems like it’s raining teeth. To be precise, 42 teeth from dogs and 30 from cats.…View Full Post ›
Things You Probably Don't Know About Dog and Cat Claws
By Dr. Patty Khuly | January 20, 2015Consider this is a friendly infomercial on the subject of claw health — because even the most pedestrian claw is a crucial body part. I'm offering you this collection of things you may…View Full Post ›
7 Most Overlooked Aches and Pains in Dogs
By Dr. Patty Khuly | January 13, 2015Headaches? Throat ache? Bellyache? Ever wondered if your dog’s got one? I do all the time. After all, It’s hard to tell just how much our dogs suffer these simple maladies. Though they’re common…View Full Post ›
Are Cosmetic Prosthetics for Pets a Good Thing?
By Dr. Patty Khuly | January 6, 2015I know it sounds gross, but removing injured, diseased or unwanted anatomical parts is something we small animal veterinarians are good at. After all, we extract ovaries, uteruses,…View Full Post ›
7 Things I Didn’t Learn in Vet School
By Dr. Patty Khuly | December 30, 2014I learned to do all kinds of things in vet school. I learned to collect semen from a 2,000-pound bull, take the temps of bratty racehorses at all hours of the night, sit through eight consecutive…View Full Post ›
