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Oct 16, 2025 16 min

294. How to NOT feel guilty using steroids

from The Derm Vet Podcast Hosted by Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, Dip ACVD

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 dermatology. HOWEVER, there is still a time and place that steroids are necessary. It is important to not be afraid of steroids, but now when and how to use them appropriately. From stenotic ears to cost concerns, check out the situations where, even as a boarded dermatologist, I lean on steroids on this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Taking away guilt for steroid use 02:04 Scenarios where steroid use is considered 03:07 Severe Inflammation 05:05 While waiting for a slower medication to work 07:27 Stenotic Ears 9:11 Management of autoimmune diseases 11:14 Cost Concerns 13:10 Sometimes nothing else works 14:56 Summary/Outro

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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 dermatology. HOWEVER, there is still a time and place that steroids are necessary. It is important to not be afraid of steroids, but now when and how to use them appropriately. From stenotic ears to cost concerns, check out the situations where, even as a boarded dermatologist, I lean on steroids on this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast!...

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:00 Taking away guilt for steroid use
  3. 2:04 Scenarios where steroid use is considered
  4. 3:07 Severe Inflammation
  5. 5:05 While waiting for a slower medication to work
  6. 7:27 Stenotic Ears
  7. 9:11 Management of autoimmune diseases
  8. 11:14 Cost concerns
  9. 13:10 Sometimes nothing else works
  10. 14:56 Outro

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