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Welcome to Speaking for Spot

Speaking for Spot was a labor of love for Dr. Nancy Kay, fueled by her passion to teach people how to be effective medical advocates for their four-legged best friends. Gone are the days of simply following doc’s orders-today’s dog lovers are confronted with health-care decision-making on many levels. Perhaps you’ve wondered:

  • How do I find a vet that feels just right for me and my dog?
  • How will I be able to afford my dog’s health care? Is pet insurance the way to go?
  • Does my dog truly need all those vaccines listed on the reminder postcard?
  • What are the important questions I should be asking my vet?
  • Does my dog really need the surgery or procedure that has been recommended?
  • Are there other options I should be considering?
  • When is it appropriate to get a second opinion? Where should I go to get one and how can I avoid offending my vet?
  • Should I take my dog to see a specialist?
  • Should I consider treating my dog’s cancer?
  • Am I doing the right thing? Am I doing this for him or for me?
  • Is my dog ready to say goodbye? Am I ready to let him go? What are my choices when it comes to the euthanasia process?

If you’ve struggled with these questions, you’ve come to just the right place! Dr. Kay and Speaking for Spot will help you answer all of these questions and many more. With warmth, candor, and humor cultivated over 20-plus years of working with dogs and their human companions Dr. Kay provides an insider’s guide to navigating the potentially overwhelming, confusing, and expensive world of veterinary medicine. The result is everything you need to know in one fabulous, fully illustrated book. Speaking for Spot is the consummate guide on how to be your best friend’s medical advocate!

Listen to Dr. Nancy Kay
on NPR's "Fresh Air with Terry Gross"

2009 Writing Competition - Dr. Kay's works were nominated as finalists in the following categories:

·Books: Care and Health - Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life (Trafalgar Square Books)
·Canine Newspaper or Newsletter: Feature Article on Health and/or Care - "The 10 Commandments of Veterinary Office Visits" (Bark, Sept/Oct 2008)
·Blogs: Regular Blogs - "Speaking for Spot" (speakingforspot.com/blog)
·Broadcast: "A Veterinarian Advises how to 'Speak for Spot'" (National Public Radio, Fresh Air with Terry Gross)
·Clubs: Subject Related Series - "Canine Patient Advocacy: Medical Decisions (The Alpenhorn, Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America)
·Eukanuba Canine Health Award in the Special Awards Category : Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life.
 
The award winners will be announced on February 14, 2010 at a banquet in New York City hosted in conjunction with the Westminster Dog Show.

 

Now In Its Third Printing!


Dr. Kay receives the American Animal Hospital Association 2009 Animal Welfare and Humane Ethics Award

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Proceeds of books purchased through this website benefit GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND

Meet Nellie, the dog on the back cover of Speaking for Spot

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A Tribute to Speaking for Spot on Draw the Dog

Visit our NEW "Resources for Dog Lovers" pages where you will find links to information on Behavior & Training, Canine Disease Registries, Deciding Whether Veterinary Pet Insurance is Right for You, Disaster Preparedness, Disease-Specific Information, Paying for Veterinary Care, Pet Loss and Grief, Symptom-Specific Information, Veterinary Reference Resources, Veterinary Specialty Organizations and What to Do When the Diagnosis is Cancer

Dr. Nancy Kay is a featured speaker at the
Morris Animal Foundation's
K9K Walk to Cure Canine Cancer

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Winner  in the Animals/Pets: Health category of the
The USA Book News National
"Best Books 2009" Awards

 

 
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