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The Derm Vet Podcast
Tune in to make veterinary dermatology more fun than frustrating! This podcast features Dr. Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, Dip ACVD sharing practical tips on dermatologic workups you can bring to clinical practice right away. Also, stories about navigating the messy (yet beautiful) journey of being a vet mom while building a career you love.
Episodes
- The Derm Vet Podcast
348. Why Rechecks Matter in Veterinary Dermatology
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this episode, I dig into why rechecks matter in veterinary dermatology: how I set expectations…
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347. When It's Not Just Allergies: 2 Veterinary Dermatology Cases That Changed Everything
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! What happens when a dermatology patient you've treated for years suddenly develops symptoms that…
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346. When Allergy Treatments Stop Working: Rethinking Chronic Skin Disease in Dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! What happens when a dog you've successfully managed for allergies suddenly starts developing new…
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345. When Allergy Treatment Isn’t Working: A 7-Step Checklist for Itchy Dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! What do you do when an itchy dog just isn’t responding to allergy treatment the way you expected?…
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344. Canine Lupus in Veterinary Dermatology: Recognizing DLE, SLO & MCLE
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Lupus can show up in more ways than one in veterinary dermatology! In this episode of The Derm Vet…
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343. The Multiple-Allergy Patient: When One Diagnosis Isn’t Enough
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Is your allergic patient still itching despite treatment? They may be dealing with more than one…
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342. Brachycephalic Skin Problems: Managing Folds, Paws & Allergies in Bulldogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! French Bulldogs, English Bulldogs, and other brachycephalic breeds are frequent flyers in…
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341. History Taking in Veterinary Dermatology: The Clues That Shape Your Differentials
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In veterinary dermatology, the right diagnosis often starts before the physical exam... it starts…
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340. Feline Crusty Paw Pads: Building a Differential Diagnosis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Crusty, irritated, or abnormal paw pads in cats can point to much more than a simple skin problem…
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339. Crusty Paw Pads in Dogs: The Differentials Every Vet Should Know
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Crusty paw pads may seem like a straightforward dermatologic finding... but they can point to…
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338. How to Guide Clients Through the Allergy Workup
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Allergy cases are rarely straightforward... and explaining the diagnostic process to pet owners can…
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337. Cat Ear Diseases Explained: Solar Dermatitis, Pemphigus, Cystomatosis & More
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Why do cats develop crusting, curling, inflammation, or unusual lesions on their ears? In this…
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336. Dog Ear Diseases Explained: Scabies, Pemphigus, Pinnal Vasculitis & More
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this episode, I answer a listener question about off-label JAK inhibitor dosing before taking a…
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335. The Overlooked Signs of Canine Allergies Every Veterinarian Should Know
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Dogs don't always scratch when they're itchy and that can make diagnosing allergic skin disease…
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334. Cat vs. Dog Skin: 3 Key Dermatology Differences Every Veterinarian Should Know
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! How do feline dermatology cases differ from canine dermatology? In this episode, I answer a…
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333. The Long Game: Mastering Maintenance Therapy for Allergic Dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Constant scratching, chewing, and ear infections aren't just annoying... they're your patient's way…
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332. Your Allergy Patient Is Doing Fine... So Why Start Immunotherapy?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Is allergen-specific immunotherapy the closest thing we have to changing the course of allergic…
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331. Rostrolateral Nasal Alar Arteriopathy of German Shepherd Dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Learn how rostrolateral nasal alar arteriopathy is diagnosed, why it can be mistaken for other…
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330. How To Connect with Frustrated Pet Parents
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Client communication can make or break even the best dermatology treatment plan... In this episode…
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329. The Otitis Grab Bag: Your Questions, Answered
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this episode, I tackle some of the most common (and challenging) questions surrounding the…
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328. Managing Itchy Cats: Apoquel, Zenrelia, and the Reality of Off-Label Treatment
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Can cats safely take Apoquel or Zenrelia? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the use of JAK…
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327. A Practical Guide to Multimodal Skin Barrier Therapy in Allergic Dogs & Cats
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Skin barrier is having a moment... and for good reason. In this episode, I break down why restoring…
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326. New JAK Inhibitor for Allergic Dogs? What Vets Need to Know About Numelvi
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! A new JAK inhibitor has officially entered the veterinary market but where does it fit into…
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325. Top Skin Barrier Products Every Veterinary Team Should Know
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Skin barrier therapy has become one of the hottest topics in veterinary dermatology but with so…
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324. Biopsy Timing, Infectious Differentials & Managing Sterile Nodular Panniculitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this episode, I dive into the diagnostic approach and long-term management of sterile nodular…
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323. Mastering the Diet Trial Discussion in Veterinary Dermatology
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this episode, I tackle one of the most important — and often most challenging — conversations in…
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322. Why Your Otitis Cases Aren’t Healing (And How to Fix Them Fast)
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! When an otitis case just won’t clear, there are often simple changes we can make to be more…
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321. 7 Overlooked Exam Sites Every Vet Should Check On An Allergic Dog
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this episode, we take a closer look at the often-overlooked areas of the dermatologic exam in…
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320. When a Perky Nose Turns Out to Be Plasma Cell Pododermatitis in a Cat
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this week's episode, we explore an interesting feline case that illustrates why no detail should…
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319. Managing Tough Allergy Cases in Dogs: JAK Inhibitors, Cytopoint, and Cyclosporine Explained
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Allergy cases can be REALLY tough! In this week's podcast episode, we explore how veterinarians and…
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318. 4 Costly Mistakes in Cat Dermatology (and How to Avoid Them)
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Feline dermatology be tricky and daunting. It is easy to skip over simple steps that can make a big…
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317. EARS: A Simple System for Diagnosing & Managing Canine Otitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Remembering how to treat and prevent otitis in a complete manner can be difficult in a busy general…
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316. 5 Dermatology Red Flags You Should NEVER Ignore in Pets
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Really red, inflamed and itchy cases can be tough to differentiate. Could it be allergies? Maybe…
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315. ISCAID Systemic Therapy Guidelines: Key Takeaways for GPs with Allison Inga
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Allison Inga, DVM, DACVD is back on the podcast! In this week's episode, we review the systemic…
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314. Topical Therapy & the ISCAID Guidelines: Practical Updates with Dr. Allison Inga
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In this week's podcast episode, I get to interview Allison Inga, DVM, DACVD who practices at Animal…
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313. DERM DRUGS: Monoclonal antibodies
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! This is the last installment in our series of DERM DRUGS. Monoclonal antibodies are becoming an…
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312. DERM DRUGS: JAK Inhibitors
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have become a cornerstone in managing pruritic and allergic skin…
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311. DERM DRUGS: Gram-negative rod antibiotics
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In veterinary dermatology, gram-negative rods like Pseudomonas, E. coli, Proteus, etc. can develop…
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310. How VISTA iQ is Changing Mass Evaluation in Dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! When a senior dog walks in with multiple lumps and bumps, the big question becomes: which ones…
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309. DERM DRUGS: Anti-Staphylococcal Antibiotics
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Continuing our DERM DRUG series... we are discussing one of the most common class of drugs asked…
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308. DERM DRUGS: Anti-Yeast
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Welcome to our first podcast series of the year: DERM DRUGS! We will spend the next few weeks…
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307. From Surface to Tympanum: Why Video Otoscopy Matters
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! I have had quite a few cool video otoscopy procedures lately. With cool procedures, come the…
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306. Preventing pyoderma in your allergic patients
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Recurrent infections can be so difficult in our allergic patients. Learn how to minimize severity…
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305. Periocular dermatitis- How to perform diagnostics? What are your differentials?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Periocular dermatitis can occur for a multitude of reasons. The first step is to figure out if the…
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304. Merry Christmas... here are your derm gifts to close out 2025!
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! I asked a few of my vet friends what "derm gifts" they received in 2025. I loved their answers and…
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303. When the allergy drugs "quit working"
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! It is very common for clients to present their pet to the veterinarian complaining that an allergy…
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302. Zinc Responsive Dermatitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Zinc responsive dermatitis is a skin condition in dogs resulting from a zinc deficiency or an…
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301. Solar Dermatitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Solar dermatitis (actinic keratosis) is skin damage from prolonged UV exposure, affecting both dogs…
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300. Paws to Give Thanks
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I like to reflect on the things I am thankful for in the world of…
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299. The many faces of pyoderma
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! For how common we see pyoderma in cats and dogs in veterinary practice, the appearance can be…
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298. Four things to consider for topical therapy
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! As dermatologists, we LOVE topical therapy. However there are some basic things that need to be…
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297. Three cases that spooked me!
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Even as a specialist, I still get cases that surprise me or change appearances. It can leave me…
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296. More Eyes with Alex Sigmund
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO returns to the podcast to discuss something other than allergies! There…
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295. Allergic eyes with Alex Sigmund
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Back for round 2! Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO returns to talk us through periocular and ocular disease…
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294. How to NOT feel guilty using steroids
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! We have so many wonderful non-steroid options to manage itch and inflammation in veterinary…
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293. The UPDATED label warning with Zenrelia with Tom Lewis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Tom Lewis, DVM, DACVD is back on the podcast! Last year, Dr. Lewis joined the podcast last year to…
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292. Top 5 Mistakes with Otitis Cases
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Otitis is a common thing for veterinarians to treat. Commonly associated with underlying allergies…
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291. GRAB BAG: canine autoimmune diseases
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! As always, you bring the best questions for these grab bag episodes. Today, we cover dog autoimmune…
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290. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy with Trenton Ewing
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is the use of supplemental oxygen in a chamber under increased pressure…
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289. Venomous Insect Testing & Desensitization with Trenton Ewing
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! It can be scary to have a dog that goes through a life-threatening reaction to a honeybee sting…