Dr. Kay's Bio
Dr. Kay is a board certified specialist in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and published in several professional journals and textbooks. She lectures professionally to regional and national audiences, and one of her favorite lecture topics is communication between veterinarians and their clients. Since the release of her book, Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life, Dr. Kay has lectured extensively and written numerous magazine articles on the topic of medical advocacy and veterinarian/client communication. She was a featured guest on the popular National Public Radio show, Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Dr. Kay's newest book is called, Your Dog's Best Health: A Dozen Reasonable Things to Expect From Your Vet. Her award winning blog, "Spot Speaks" is posted weekly (www.speakingforspot.com/blog).
Dr. Kay was
selected by the American Animal Hospital Association to receive the 2009
Hill’s Animal Welfare and Humane Ethics Award. This award is given annually
to a veterinarian or nonveterinarian who has advanced animal welfare through
extraordinary service or by furthering humane principles, education, and
understanding. Dr. Kay was selected as the 2011 Leo K. Bustad Companion
Animal Veterinarian of the Year, an award presented every year by the
American Veterinary Medical Association to a veterinarian whose work
exemplifies and promotes the human animal bond. Dr. Kay has received several
awards from the Dog Writer’s Association of America.
Dr. Kay's personal life revolves around her husband (also a veterinarian), her three children (none of whom aspire to be veterinarians) and their menagerie of four-legged family members. When she's not writing, she spends her spare moments in the garden or riding atop her favorite horse. Dr. Kay and her husband reside in Hendersonville, North Carolina.