Vet Med For Idiots By Idiots
by Cory Johnson and Kent Morton DVM
Your two newest favorite idiots, Cory the Common Idiot and Kent the Doctor Idiot take on a myriad of pet topics in a (sorta) weekly podcast. They'll make you laugh, they might make you cry, they might even make you cringe, but hopefully, you'll learn something about the furriest and favorite part of your family. If you are looking for intelligent and linear discussions, clean vocabularies, and ground breaking content, this podcast isn't for you. If you want the feel like you're sitting around a table, picking up a little knowledge and sharing a laugh whilst sharing a beverage with friends, pull up a proverbial seat and listen in. Be an idiot with them.While Dr Kent is a real veterinarian, this show does not constitute a doctor/patient relationship. "Vet Med For Idiots By Idiots" is designed to bring light and educate on multiple topics, not to diagnose, advise, or create a treatment plan. Please always consult your local veterinarian for any and all care specific to your pet.
Episodes
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Real (Shelter) Talk with Kristi and Melinda
Want the best kind of uncontained chaos? Bring back two of the most energetic, outspoken, and incredibly badass guests (who are besties) and give them mics, and have them talk about the pitfalls and problems in the shelter world, and you get this. Listen as Kristi, the Doggy Daycare Idiot, and...
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Ain't Dog Walking Funny with Rebecca Jaffe
Holy cow, folks! We have a great episode in store this week. The Idiots welcome comedien/musician/roast master/peak awesome human being Rebecca Jaffe to talk about dog walking. For a lot of people, dog walking is just a vehicle for a romcom couple to meet, but for some, it's a way to make ends…
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Long Live Dog with Dr. Kevin Toman
Disclaimer While we allow and welcome differing views and scientific data based opinions on the show, it is important for us to make clear that we have not tried any of the supplements or dietary plans with any of our dogs, nor did Dr. Kevin give any compensation for having him on the show. The...
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Kent Doesn't Do Worms
I have to say, sometimes something worming its way into your heart is not a good thing. Case in point, heart worms, the topic this week. Kent and Cory talk preventatives, symptoms, and other random tangents. The only time you should not have heart worm prevantitives, or have any concerns for your...
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Anatomical Pathology with Dr. Mike Dark
Wanna talk about anatomical pathology? We make it sounds oh so sexy this week with the awesome and funny Dr. Mike Dark. We discuss what it is, what differentiates it from clinical pathology, its purpose and practical uses, Michigan cities, and mostly not go off on too many tangents. Enjoy! What...
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Giardia and Being Mostly Usually Right
Happy Tuesday, and welcome welcome. The Idiots pare down to the original cast again, just Cory the Common Idiot and Kent the Dr Idiot, and talk Giardia, an intestinal parasite that causes big problems in dogs' (and humans' and tons of other animals') guts and butts. Was what I said correct?…
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The Best Kind of Unkindness With James McGetrick
Jim has returned, and we talk studies with ravens. If you remember him with the wolves studies episode, this is a continuation, but with some of the smartest animals on the planet. We discuss storage principles with ravens, how they live socially, and how effective they would be in assisting in a...
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Zoo Vet Med With Dr. Ian Part 2
Welcome to the conclusion of the Zoo Vet Saga. The back half is much like the front half, so, take it however you'd like. Picking up from last week, Ian and the Idiots (claiming the band name) discuss theft of parrots (and their pettiness), the path to become a zoo vet pro, knowing that...
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Zoo Vet Med With Dr. Ian Part 1
Howdy, Idiot Army!!! This week, we have the opportunity to speak with the vet from the San Fransisco Zoo, Dr. Ian, and get to hear about how vet med works in the zoo world. He is incredibly likable, from starting off pandering to our exhaustive Icelandic following, talking six seven (if you're…
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A New Leash on Life
So, starting off, quick note. Cory the Common Idiot is no longer on the show. He will not be a part of anything going forward. Moving on, this week Associate Producer Idiot Beth and Kent the Doctor Idiot bring on some fine folks from Almost Home Humane Society in Lafayette, Indiana. Brittany...
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Influencing the Vet World with Dr. Emily King
We don't wanna brag, but The Idiots got to have a sit down with Dr. Emily King, TikTok Influencer and veterinarian extraordinaire, and it was a great time. They discuss pets, faith, family and vet care, as well as being overshadowed by Johnny (this will make sense, trust me), why all vet clinics...
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Goodfluffas; Second Half of Our Conversation with Bill Rush, or Apocalypse Cow, Part Deux
See the previous week for all the apropros show notes. This is the second half of the episode we started last week, and we dive into "Birds", "Lake Placid", "Anaconda", and "Jaws". Animals, movies, and buzzed conversation. What more could you ask for? How about making fun of chiropractors, Kent...
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Dr Strangekent (Or How Animals Learned to Stop Scurrying and Love the Bomb) with William R. A. Rush
Are you ready for a Tuesday matinee with the Idiots, plus their buddy Bill (Aka 152 award winning director, writer, film producer, lawyer, animal enthusiast, possible serial killer, kung fu fighter, and lover of the ladies William R. A. Rush...who strangely enough, wasn't in a hurry to be done…
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Rosie the Shark
Imagine with me for a moment. You go into an abandoned amusement center, urban adventuring, and you see a tank full of greenish fluid. Your flashlight reflects off the glass as the sun sets through broken windows on the other side of the room, and that's when you see it-the silhouette of a giant...
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Social Cognition and Inequity Aversion and Other Words Cory Doesn't Understand with Dr Jim McGetrick
Good morrow, Idiot Army. This week we have another excellent guest, a friend of recent guest Dr Raffaela Lesch, and super genious from The University of Vienna (yes, Cory and Kent were disappointed to find out this is not where tiny hot dogs come from) Dr Jim McGetrick comes on to discuss social...
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Prion, Pry Off
Happy Tuesday, and welcome back. All three Idiots are present to talk about Prions (pronounced Pry-Ons, unless you don't like the taste of Freedom, then it's Pree-Ons) and how folded proteins can affect the brain. Other notable moments is Cory doing a (sounds like a capella but the mic did not…
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Horsin' Around With Dr. Lord (not THAT Lord, though)
Are you ready for some really cringe jokes that make Dr. Kent want to play in traffic, followed by some really great and inciteful discussions about horse medicine? Then we've got an episode for you. This week, The Idiots talk with Dr. Natalie Lord (who does not turn water into wine, much to our...
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This Episode Is Very Boarding
Welcome welcome! This has been a crazy season. The first half was as long as our longest season. We took a break, and now we are back again. Man, it always feels good to take some time off. While it may not seem like it, the three Idiots really put in a lot of effort, and it takes a lot of effort...
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The Reign of Reindeer
Parents, bring the kids around for this one! They'll be excited to hear it, and for a VM4IBI first, there is no cursing at all! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, whatever you believe and celebrate. For a midseason finale, The Idiots (all three, including Merry Bethmas, the Associate Producer…
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Private and Public Clinic with Dr. Xanda
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a private and private vet clinic is? Listen in this week with our friend Dr. Xanda Fuhrken, who has been in both worlds, as we compare and contrast the worlds. We also talk about the large conglomerates that masquerade as a small town vet…
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Pet Trash Pandas
Howdy, listenerlings!! This week's episode is a fun one. Beth, The Associate Producer Idiot joins our discussion with our new friend Raffaela Lesch, PhD, who was the lead researcher in studying trends showing that raccoons are following a similar path that wolves did en route to becoming dogs.…
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Not One More Vet
Today is Giving Tuesday, and what a fortuitous timing for this episode to drop (trust me, Cory did not plan it this way, it's just stupid luck). The Idiots sit down with Gigi Tsontos and Jenny Glasgow, executive director and president of the board, respectively, of Not One More Vet, or NOMV. It's...
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Wobbles the Wonder Cat
So, against his wishes, Cory the Common Idiot has a cat. Her name is referred to as Silver or Silvie in the episode, but she is actually named Wobbles the Wonder Cat, because it annoys Amber, the Brain Witch Idiot. Anyway, Wobbles is extra special because she has a condition called cerebellar...
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Beth Was An American Girl Vet Pro (Who Left The Wildflowers to Run Down A Dream In Africa and Germany)
Happy Tuesday, and we have a show for you! The Idiots have a HUGE announcement, then discuss veterinary medicine differences around the globe (or across the board, if you're a flat earther), mainly focusing on rural Africa and Germany. They discuss making something out of nothing, regulations…
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VPAs
This week, The Idiots discuss VPAs, or...ya know what, I am not going to tell you what a VPA is because it takes away the mystery. This is what they call in the show biz "a teaser". Are you interested? I hope so! Anyway, Dr. Kent compares VPAs to something similar in human medicine, and they...
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An Afternoon With Our New Pal Jae
Hey everyone! Meet Jae. They are an awesome listener/fan who reached out, has some things to say about being in the vet world as a rookie, sometimes scared, sometimes not knowing what to expect, but feeling their way through and getting better every day. Listen up, because they also talk about…
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Thar Be Vampars In Them There Diseases
Spooky Season is finally ending, and the Idiots end it with a fizzle. Piggybacking off of last week's Vampire and Tuberculosis episode, the discussion dives into more vampire legends, including the tie into wolves and bats, disease creating a weakness to sunlight, water and rabies, and how these...
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Tuberculosis Sucks
Keeping the Spooky Season eps rolling, Idiots Cory and Doctor Kent discuss Tuberculosis and the foundation of the modern vampire that has come from it. That's basically it. They talk about how not sexy tuberculosis is, both in what it does to the body (not just the lungs) and the bacterium. Stay...
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Cryptid Med For Idiots Part 2: The Cryptiding
Spooky season is halfway over, and the Idiots aren't going to let it go without a bite...of spooky! The boys discuss a few new cryptids, and talk about why they will not touch a skinwalker-out of respect.
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Cryptid Med For Idiots By Idiots
Spooky Season continues, and this week, the Idiots discuss cryptid veterinary medicine on a couple of Michigan's cryptids, an NHL team's namesake, and the most famous goat sucker in the world (there's a "your mother" joke in there somewhere). Listen along, and try not to be too terrified! We...
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Snook Hook, Line, and Stabber
October is here, there for Spooky Season has begun! The boys dive into this in talking gibberish for an hour, loosely talking about the Snook Hook (or spay hook) inventor, James Howard Snook, who is as well known for his invention, and winning two gold medals in the Olympics, as he is for killing...
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VM4IBI Presents "Pet Myths 2: The Mythening"
The pet myths episode was so popular, we actually had a call to do a sequel, and much like every sequel, this one is much, much worse. The Idiots talk about the need to dominate your dog, teaching old dogs new tricks, ticks and heart worm prevention, human to animal medicine, and others.
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Mentorship with Dr B
The Idiots are back, baby!!!! They are returning, much to many people's disappointment, and they brought in a great guest. Dr Christien Bolden, influencer, Bayou vet, and mentor savante discusses mentorships, what to look and look out for (and this can apply to any mentorship, not just in the vet...
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More More Fictional Vet Med with Dr. Dean Scott
Howdy and so long! We hate to say it, but season 3 is about to be in the rearview mirror. Wow. 3 Seasons. It's incredibly humbling to have been able to make it this far, so let me start off by speaking for both Idiots when I say thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting us then, now, and in...
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Doggo Snozzos
Welcome back to another riveting episode where the boys inevitably get distracted and go on tangents. However, along the way, the Idiots talk noses. You know, snoots, boopers, snozzes, sniffers, cold wet presses...the list goes on. Learn about some of the super amazing functions of the nose, why...
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Mind Altering Powers of Toxoplasmosis
Cue the freaky deaky theremin music, because this week the Idiots talk toxoplasmosis, an infection that lives in cat poo (and unwashed veggies and undercooked meat) that affects brains. All mammals can be affected, but rats and mice are affected the most. However, humans can also be greatly...
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Wolves to Dogs to Potatoes Part 3, Frenchie Revolution
In an Idiots first, the guys take on a three part episode, covering a very breviated history of wolves becoming dogs, then how different breeds came about, going into breeds that have gone extinct over the years or were rolled into other breeds, and then concluding with a discussion about…
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Wolves to Dogs to Potatoes Part 2
In an Idiots first, the guys take on a three part episode, covering a very breviated history of wolves becoming dogs, then how different breeds came about, going into breeds that have gone extinct over the years or were rolled into other breeds, and then concluding with a discussion about…
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Wolves to Dogs to Potatoes Part 1
In an Idiots first, the guys take on a three part episode, covering a very breviated history of wolves becoming dogs, then how different breeds came about, going into breeds that have gone extinct over the years or were rolled into other breeds, and then concluding with a discussion about…
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Dawwwwww, Look At the Baby Vet with Dr. Maddy
The Idiots have talked about what it's like when you're an established vet, what it's like going through vet school, and what it's like in internships, residencies, and clinicals, but that murky inbetween has not been breached. That's where Dr. Maddy Golichowski (or as Kent says...
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Idiots Talk Dog Brain On Behavior Buzzzzzz with 2 Amys
We did a crossover thing! The lovely Dr. Amy Pike and Dr Amy Learn were gracious enough to share a show with us. Vet Med For Idiots By Idiots collides with Behavior Buzzzzzz with 2 Amys, and the result is wonderful. Lots of laughs, lots of information, much of it to do with simplifying dog...
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Oncology With Dr. Fulkerson
If there is something that we can all agree on wholeheartedly, it's "f*#$ cancer", right? This week, The Idiots bring on The Oncology Idiot, Dr. Christopher Fulkerson, who is at the forefront of cancer research for animals. Join us as we break down why there isn't a simple cure for cancer, the…
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White Coat Syndrome
This week, The Idiots discuss White Coat Syndrome, which is a phenomenon where nerves override the body in anticipation of seeing a doctor. Can be the building, the area, the lobby, the doctor-something just gets ahold of the animals. This can happen to humans, as well. We are lobbying for a new...
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An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure Or Some Crap Kent Says
Howdy! Do you want to pay a small amount now or a huge amount later? Unless you are a moron, I think I know the answer. That's what this episode is all about. The boys talk preventative medicine, including checks ups, vaccines, and other routine maintainence for your pet. Don't worry, they get...
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Self Care For Mental Health Strength with Amber Johnson, LLMSW
In a season of return guests, another makes a come back. Amber Johnson, Idiot Brain Witch extraordinaire, touches on mental health again, and steps you can do to help keep mental health in check. Be it self care, calming techniques, or just being kind to yourself in general, you matter, and vets...
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Vet Tech Schoolin'
Have you ever wanted to be the workhorse of a veterinary hospital? Do all the work for the veterinarians but get none of the credit and a fraction of the pay? Do you want to get scratched and bit by patients routinely? If this sounds amazing to you, then listen to this episode of the path it…
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Women of the Vet World
The Idiots recognize that it is tough to be a woman in the world, and it can be even more for one in the veterinary world, so they brought back two of their favorite women doctors, Dr. Erin and Dr. Laura, for a chat about what it's like to be the fairer sex. The gang discuss sexism, both obvious...
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Idiot Pet Myths
If a dog's nose is dry, is it sick? Do cats really steal baby's breath? Listen in for these and other myths your favorite Idiots discuss. The boys talk about why these myths exist, where they came from, and if there is any validity to them. That's it. That's the show description. Also, if you...
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An Afternoon With Dr. Dean Scott
Welcome back! Season 3 is finally here! We should all be excited! The boys welcome their first quasi-celebrity, Dr. Dean Scott, vet extraordinaire. It addition to being a vet (in both senses, spending 5 years in the US Army Veterinary Corps), he is a multi-genre published author. He is currently...
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Unhinged Rambling of Unstable Idiots
As Season 3 is just a few days away, the Idiots present to you, completely uncut, unedited, unanythinged, many the minis (see what I did there?). This is an absolute rambling, barely coherent, but a peek behind the scenes of how the minis were thrown together. There are moments of random BSing,...
About this show
Your two newest favorite idiots, Cory the Common Idiot and Kent the Doctor Idiot take on a myriad of pet topics in a (sorta) weekly podcast. They'll make you laugh, they might make you cry, they might even make you cringe, but hopefully, you'll learn something about the furriest and favorite part of your family. If you are looking for intelligent and linear discussions, clean vocabularies, and ground breaking content, this podcast isn't for you. If you want the feel like you're sitting around a table, picking up a little knowledge and sharing a laugh whilst sharing a beverage with friends, pull up a proverbial seat and listen in. Be an idiot with them.While Dr Kent is a real veterinarian, this show does not constitute a doctor/patient relationship. "Vet Med For Idiots By Idiots" is designed to bring light and educate on multiple topics, not to diagnose, advise, or create a treatment plan. Please always consult your local veterinarian for any and all care specific to your pet.
Hosted by
Cory Johnson and Kent Morton DVM