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!
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Listen to Dr. Nancy Kay
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on NPR's "Fresh Air with Terry
Gross"
2009 Writing Competition - Dr. Kay's
works were nominated as finalists in the
following categories:
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·Books:
Care and Health -
Speaking for Spot: Be the
Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live
a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life
(Trafalgar Square Books)
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·Canine
Newspaper or Newsletter: Feature
Article on Health and/or Care
- "The 10 Commandments of
Veterinary Office Visits"
(Bark, Sept/Oct 2008)
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·Broadcast:
"A Veterinarian Advises how to
'Speak for Spot'" (National
Public Radio, Fresh Air with
Terry Gross)
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·Clubs:
Subject Related Series -
"Canine Patient Advocacy:
Medical Decisions (The
Alpenhorn, Bernese Mountain
Dog Club of America)
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·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.
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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.
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Now In Its
Third Printing!
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Get a copy of Speaking for Spot
that has been personally signed by Dr. Kay
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Proceeds of books
purchased through this website benefit
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND
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Meet
Nellie, the dog on the back cover of Speaking for Spot
What's New
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
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Dr. Nancy Kay is a featured speaker at the
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Morris Animal Foundation's
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K9K Walk to Cure
Canine Cancer
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Read
what veterinarians are saying about
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Speaking for Spot
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Winner
in the Animals/Pets: Health category of the
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The
USA Book News
National
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"Best Books 2009" Awards
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