About
Dr. Kay
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NANCY KAY wanted to become a veterinarian for
just about as long as she can remember. Her
veterinary degree is from Cornell College of
Veterinary Medicine, and she completed her
residency training in small animal internal
medicine at the University of California—Davis
Veterinary School.
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. She was a featured guest on
the popular National Public Radio
show,
Fresh Air
with Terry Gross.
Dr. Kay is a staff internist at VCA Animal Care
Center, a 24-hour emergency/specialty care
center in Rohnert Park, California. As a way of
providing emotional support for people with sick
four-legged family members, Dr. Kay founded and
helps facilitate the VCA Animal Care Center
Client Support Group. She also facilitates
client communication rounds for VCA Animal Care
Center employees.
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. The Dog Writers Association
of America selected Dr. Kay for two awards. The
first was the 2009 Eukanuba Canine Health Award
recognizing Speaking for Spot as the publication
that best promotes the health and well being of
dogs. The second award was for the Best Blog of
2009 (www.speakingforspot.com/blog).
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 dogs,
cats, birds, horses, and goats. When she’s not
writing, she spends her spare moments in the
garden or riding along the beach atop her
favorite horse. Dr. Kay and her family reside in
Sebastopol, California.
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