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Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

San Francisco, California
Blog: http://www.dolittler.com/
Patty Khuly, VMD, MBA is Dolittler's founder and a small animal veterinarian in Miami, Florida where she practices at Sunset Animal Clinic.. Dr. Khuly is an honors graduate of Wellesley College, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and, inexplicably, The Wharton School of... Full Bio
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"The Pet Food Recall that Won’t End" by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health It’s time for an update on the "pet food recall that won’t end," as The Christian Science Monitor put it.   First of all, the recall has been expanded to cat food. Th ... Read on »
Ear Mites Aren’t Quite the Ordeal They Used to Be by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Last week I talked about how kittens and ringworm (dermatophytosis) go hand-in-hand. Today, let’s touch on another condition that is diagnosed most frequently in young anima ... Read on »
Maggots: Thumbs Up or Down? by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health The weather is starting to heat up here in Colorado, which means that any day now I’ll see my first case of maggots for the year. I hate dealing with maggots. I could come u ... Read on »
Estate Planning Should Include Pets by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Many of my clients love their pets like they are children, but I wonder what percentage of them have made provisions for their pets’ care should they (the owners not the pet ... Read on »
Does Horse Racing Deserve Your Support? by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I breathed a big sigh of relief on the evening of Saturday, May 5. The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby was over and the equine ambulance didn’t have to pick up any passe ... Read on »
With Kittens Comes Ringworm by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health It’s spring, and in veterinary clinics across the country kittens and the animals that have been in contact with them are being diagnosed with ringworm. Okay, it’s not fair ... Read on »
Any Dog Can Bite by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health May 20-26 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Being bitten is just one of the professional hazards veterinarians face every day. In fact, I was bitten last week — very min ... Read on »
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs and Cats by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health My dog Apollo has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), so unfortunately, I have experience with this condition as both an owner and veterinarian.   IBD is a chameleon. I ... Read on »
A New Link Between Pet and Human Health by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Part of the veterinary oath states that a veterinarian does "solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the … promotion of p ... Read on »
Check Your Pet Food Bags! by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health The recall of pet foods manufactured at a Diamond Pet Foods plant in Gaston, S.C. just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Initially, Diamond Pet Foods recalled only particular ... Read on »
Mad Cow ... Again by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Did you hear the reports concerning a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (otherwise known as BSE or mad cow disease) in a dairy cow in California a couple of weeks ago ... Read on »
Finding a Vet for Your Exotic Pet by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Some veterinarians thrive on the thrill of being faced with new situations every day — me, not so much. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy challenging cases, but I like to feel tha ... Read on »
No Excuse for Skipping Rabies Vaccination by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health The Carlsbad, New Mexico area just suffered through one of the worst rabies outbreaks in the state’s recent history. Over a three month period from the end of 2011 to the be ... Read on »
Questions About Heartworms in Dogs and Cats by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health We received some great questions in response to the two posts on heartworm disease that appeared last week. Today, I’ll do my best to answer them.   Several people wa ... Read on »
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I have no doubt that dogs dream. I’ve caught every one of my pooches "running" and "barking" in their sleep at one time or another, but what exactly are they dreaming about? ... Read on »
Palliative Care ≠ Murder by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I talked yesterday about compassion fatigue, which often develops when caregivers focus primarily on others while ignoring their own needs. Sometimes, however, a caregiver’s ... Read on »
Compassion Fatigue by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I had an insanely busy week awhile back. All the normal (and a little extra) stuff, plus a business trip took me away from the practice I work for, so I had to make up some ... Read on »
Interview with a Heartworm Specialist: Part 2 by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Yesterday, I talked with Dr. Cristiano von Simson, Director of Veterinary Technical Services of Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division, about how heartworm preventives ... Read on »
Interview with a Heartworm Specialist: Part 1 by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health Did spring arrive early where you live? It sure did here in Colorado (my last ski trip of the year involved almost as much mud as it did snow). An unusually warm spring coul ... Read on »
Let the Dogs be Dogs by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Posted in: Blog Posts in Pet Health I’ve got a pet peeve involving the dog park: humping. My problem isn’t with the dogs that engage in the behavior (let’s call it "mounting" from now on to appease the censors ... Read on »
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