Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the lower airways, which result in remodelling of the pulmonary tract and culminates with narrowing airway causing progressive obstruction. The disease mainly affects elderly animals and the cause is generally unknown. This review aims to describe the clinical significance, diagnostic tools, main differences between the diagnosis of asthma and bronchitis, as well as therapeutic alternatives that offer better results and fewer side effects for patients.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the lower airways, which result in remodelling of the pulmonary tract and culminates with narrowing airway causing progressive obstruction. The disease mainly affects elderly animals and the cause is generally unknown. This review aims to describe the clinical significance, diagnostic tools, main differences between the diagnosis of asthma and bronchitis, as well as therapeutic alternatives that offer better results and fewer side effects for patients.

A case of a 11 year old Boxer dog with hypertrophic osteopathy is presented. This isan uncommon pathological process characterized by bilaterally symmetric and generalizedperiosteal proliferative in long bones and falanges.

Se presenta el caso de un canino Bóxer de 11 años de edad con osteopatía hipertrófica, proceso patológico óseo de escasa presentación. Se caracteriza por osteofitosis periostales bilaterales a lo largo de las diáfisis de los huesos largos y de las falanges.