The Derm Vet Podcast

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 about your collection technique?  Learn how to master this important derm diagnostic. You will become an expert in no time with these tips!

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 outs is important for allergies, but there are criteria that can heighten your suspicion of atopic dermatitis Check out some criteria that can help you feel more confident about diagnosing a dog with atopic dermatitis!

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. dermatology portfolio at Zoetis. Market research is conducted to help uncover insights that provide value to veterinarians and dog owners. This information can improve our communication with owners, and this benefits their pets’ lives. For more...

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 goats... get a down and dirty discussion about problems that can be seen with the skin!

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 we can do to control horses with skin disease between topicals, immunotherapy and changing simple things like nutrition. Listen to our discussion which ranges from urticaria to dermatophytosis!

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 cases. So, get a quick refresher on where to start with abnormal skin lesions.

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 practicing  at Canada West Veterinary Specialists in Vancouver, BC.  On this episode, we discuss hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease). This can be a complicated disease to diagnose and manage. So check out our discussion and feel comf...

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 Vancouver, BC. We discuss the clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment options for canine hypothyroidism.  One of the most overdiagnosed diseases... how do you know you got it right?

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 loss in dogs. Standard Poodles, Vizslas and Akitas are predisposed. Learn how to recognize this disease, diagnose it through biopsy and the wide array of treatment options that are available.

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 also include flaky skin and pruritus. The condition is associated with individuals who have a “dilute” color, and is most commonly seen in dogs with a blue or fawn coat.  Learn about this interesting disease, how to diagnose it appropriately...

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 cytology sample? Cytology is the minimum database of any dermatology case. So, it is important to find 2-3 techniques you feel comfortable with and become a PRO at them. From direct impression to tape to toothpick samples, get a step-...

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 the 2020 wrap up!) to chat about your responses. From cytology to feline dermatology to being a veterinary parent, check out a summary of 2021! Thank you for continuing to help this podcast grow and reach more people!

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 allergic dermatitis. Also, the specific therapies that target this pruritic cytokine (Apoquel and Cytopoint). This episode welcomes Meagan Painter, DVM, DACVD. She is a boarded certified dermatologist at MSPCA-Angell West in Waltham, MA.  Dr. P...

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 for Xoran Technologies. She provides her marketing expertise on ways that you can allow your practice to thrive. For example, if you have innovative technology such as cone beam CT and want to inform clients and other clinics. 

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 make the referral to a dermatologist? Every veterinarian is going to have a different comfort level with managing chronic, allergic pets. Every client is going to have a different threshold for getting a specialist involved with their pet. How...

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 to be successful with reversing these severe changes!

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 is related to allergies or behavior? It may not be as straight forward as you think since there can be some overlap. Client communication, multimodal treatment, etc.  Dig into some details of this complex area of case management!

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 to a dermatologist, internist or behaviorist? Learn where to start with overgrooming cats! Diagnostics, causes and how to get them under control and comfortable.

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 over from dentistry to dermatology.  Learn about oral lesions, how to biopsy them and client education.  We discuss eosinophilic granuloma complex and autoimmune and neoplastic diseases in the mouth.

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 young cats. Once you see a picture of this disease, you won't forget it! Learn about the clinical apperance and treatment options available for this crusty disease.

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 amount of dermatologic patients trying presenting to the emergency veterinary clinic. This can be acute moist dermatitis (“hot spots”), otitis and general allergic itch.  Dr. Nell Dalton, DVM (WestVet in Boise, ID) discuss this in this podcas...

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 claws. It can be very painful and requires chronic management. Learn the approach to this disease from diagnosis to treatment.

Send me a derm question or story through text or voicemail! Cone-beam computed tomography systems are a variation of traditional computed tomography (CT) systems. This technology has been used in human dentistry with the ability to rotate around the patient, capturing data using a cone-shaped X-ray beam. This information can be used to reconstruct a 3D image of the patient’s anatomy. Cone-beam CT...

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 from phytosphingosine to ophytrium. Why change it now? But, as I learned more about the upgrades that were being made to the new Douxo ® S3 line, I was really excited hear about the thought and innovation that went into upgrading this line....

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 phone when a client calls about their itchy pet. However, the more we learn about the pathomechanism of pruritus in dogs, histamine doesn’t play as big of a role as originally thought. Pruritus from canine atopic dermatitis is actually drive...