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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
108. Ear flush basics
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Why is ear flushing important? Should we flush in the clinic or at home? What flush should you use…
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107. Cytology confidence- how to feel good about your samples
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! You hear dermatologists talk about the importance of cytology. But, how do you become confident…
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106. Criteria for diagnosing canine atopic dermatitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Workup of the allergic dog can be time consuming and difficult. Going through the necessary rule…
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105. Market Research- How Can it Help Our Dermatology Practice?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Today, Steve Pfohl joins as a guest on the podcast. He is the market research lead for the U.S…
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104. Old McDonald had an itchy farm animal!
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD is back to chat about farm animal dermatology. From cows to pigs to…
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103. Horsin' around... Equine dermatology
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD joins the podcast to chat about horses! There are a lot of amazing things…
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102. What is a minimum derm database?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Scrape, pluck, smear... biopsy if weird. We need to remember to go back to the basics in derm…
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101. Canine Hyperadrenocorticism- the good, the bad, the confusing
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Dr. Lauren Adelman is back on the podcast! She is a board-certified internal medicine specialist…
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100. Canine Hypothyroidism: Get it right and avoid overdiagnosing!
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Welcome Lauren Adelman, DVM, DACVIM to the podcast! An internist at Canada West Vet Specialists in…
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99. Sebaceous Adenitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Sebaceous adenitis is an autoimmune disease that can cause scaling, follicular casting and hair…
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98. Color Dilution Alopecia
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Color dilution alopecia (CDA) is an inherited condition that causes patches of hair loss, and may…
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97. Cytology collection techniques and staining
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! You always hear me mention "cytology everything"! But, how do you actually collect a diagnostic…
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96. 2021 wrap up- top 5 tips from The Derm Vet
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! I asked you what you have learned from the podcast this year. My husband joins me again (check out…
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95. All about IL-31 and its inhibitors
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! IL-31 has gained a lot of attention in the last decade based on its role in pruritus for canine…
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94. How can marketing help your practice?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Laura Dennis joins the podcast for this episode. She is the Vice- President of Sales and Marketing…
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93. When should I refer to a dermatologist?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! As a general practitioner, you see itchy, infected pets all day long. But, when do you decide to…
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92. Top 5 Tips for Stenotic Ears
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Stenotic ears can be very challenging to get under control and manage long-term. Get the 5 top tips…
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91. Itchy or stressed?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! The podcast welcomes back Dr. Chris Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC! How can you tell if a dog's licking…
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90. Overgrooming cats
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! How much grooming is too much grooming in a cat? Can stress really be the cause? Do you refer them…
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89. Oral lesions- should I send them to a dentist or dermatologist?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! The podcast welcomes Dr. Amy Thomson, DVM, DAVDC (@toothy.thomson) to discuss cases that can cross…
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88. Proliferative and Necrotizing Otitis Externa (PNOE)
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Proliferative and Necrotizing Otitis Externa (PNOE) is a rare autoimmune disease that can affect…
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87. I’m Completely Booked! What To Do When You Can’t Get Itchy Patients in Right Away: Phone Fixes, ER visits and More
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Since owners are having a hard time getting into their general veterinarian, there is an increase…
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86. Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy (SLO)
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy is an autoimmune disease that can cause dog's to slough their…
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85. Cone Beam CT in general practice
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Cone-beam computed tomography systems are a variation of traditional computed tomography (CT)…
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84. Douxo® S3 and Ophytrium: advancing ingredients to improve epidermal barrier
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Initially, I was a little thrown off when I heard Douxo® was changing their main active ingredient…
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83. Antihistamines delay relief from acute allergic flares
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! With veterinary clinics being so busy, it seems helpful to hand out an antihistamine dose over the…
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82. Review of the Clinical Consensus Guidelines for Dermatophytosis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Dermatophytosis can be a frustrating disease process. There are many different diagnostic tests and…
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81. What flare factors cause my allergic patients to itch?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! On this episode, I discuss the four common flare factors for allergic pets. If a dog becomes itchy…
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80. What ear flush should I carry in the clinic?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! From my hotel room in Las Vegas for WVC, a basic overview of the various ear flushes you should…
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79. Keys to Success with the Diagnostic Workup of the Itchy Dog
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! An allergic workup is key to reduce itch in dogs and control infection long-term. Identifying the…
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78. The expense of allergies and how pet insurance can help
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Allergies are chronic, frustrating and expensive. With so many different things to treat (itch…
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77. Epitheliotropic lymphoma in dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Do you know how to recognize the clinical signs of epitheliotropic lymphoma in dogs? Remember, not…
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76. Breaking down the basics of autoimmune skin disease
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! When should you be suspicious of an autoimmune disease? How do you collect the best biopsy samples?…
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75. Fetch the Best- How to Successfully use Apoquel® and Cytopoint to Manage Allergic Dogs
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Apoquel® (oclacitinib tablet) and Cytopoint are tremendous tools in the management of allergic and…
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74. How to create a successful workup and therapeutic plan for canine otitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Dr. Darin Dell, DVM, DACVD joins this episode of the podcast. He is the medical director of Wheat…
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73. Itchy Pet Awareness Month
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! August is Itchy Pet Awareness Month! This is the third year of raising awareness for itchy pets and…
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72. Interdigital furuncles/cysts
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Interdigital furuncles (aka interdigital cysts) can be very uncomfortable for the pet and alarming…
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71. When should TrizEDTA ear flush be used?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Dealing with acute or chronic otitis can be really difficult. Especially when it becomes resistant…
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70. When a derm case walks into the ER...
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Dermatology and critical care cases may seem quite different, but there are more similarities than…
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69. The dreaded perianal fistula
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Perianal fistula is an autoimmune disease predominantly seen in German Shepherd dogs. It can be…
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68. Implementing Topical Therapy Successfully
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! The more we learn about allergies in pets... the more complex it becomes. It is important that the…
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67. Improving the veterinary-client relationship
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Communication between a client and veterinarian is one of the most important aspects of managing a…
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66. What is diascopy?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Diascopy is a simple technique that can be used in the clinic with a microscope slide. It can help…
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65. Unilateral otitis- what to suspect
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! The differential list for unilateral otitis can be quite different from the typical allergic…
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64. When to suspect an endocrinopathy in a derm case
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Traditional signs of hypothyroidism or hyperadrenocorticism don't always occur in canine patients…
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63. MRSP- how to turn the bad and ugly into good.
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Methicillin resistant staph has become a scary aspect of veterinary dermatology. It is important to…
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62. What does work-life balance look like?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Work-life balance... what does that look like? It is important to realize it is different for…
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61. What is the difference between Apoquel and Cytopoint?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Interleukin (IL)-31 has received a lot of attention over the last decade due to its role in…
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60. Diagnosing and managing canine otitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Canine otitis can occur secondary to many different etiologies such as allergies and…
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59. Crusty Cats... a review of feline pemphigus
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Cases of feline pemphigus can develop very severe lesions and be intimidating. However, recognizing…
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58. Derm Myth Busters
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! It is time to bust some derm myths! Dr. Andrea Hernandez from Animal Dermatology Clinic in Tustin…
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57. Lesion distribution matters
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! We often think about what type of lesion is present... Crusting, ulceration, depigmentation. But…
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56. Why you should keep toothpicks in your vet clinic
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Just a plain ol' toothpick can tell you so much information! Using it to sample the claw fold in…
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55. Take a step back (client expectations)
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Veterinary dermatology can be frustrating and confusing... not only for the owner, but as the…
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54. Feline otitis- what can you actually do?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Feline otitis... it is tough! There are not many options labeled for cats and they can be difficult…
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53. Top tips for skin biopsies
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Getting back a non-diagnostic histopathology report can be so frustrating! What do you do to avoid…
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52. Is derm essential?
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! When COVID hit, there was a lot of questioning regarding what services were essential. If…
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51. Systemic treatment for otitis
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Most otitis cases can be handled with topical therapy. But, what about in cases where it isn't…
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50. The pinna! Don't forget it...
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! When we think of a COMPLETE ear exam, we think of the horizontal canal, vertical canal, tympanic…
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49. Don't be a Know-It-All
Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! There are SO many products out there! Let me provide a little relief... it isn't necessary to know…