Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in small animals

• Autores: Gómez-Ortiz, Edna, Zuccolotto-Crivellenti, Leandro, Borin-Crivellenti, Sofia, Lamarca de Carvalho, Leonardo, Laudares Costa, Marina, Cintra, Cristiane A., Evangelista-Santana, Aureo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/11272
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/11272
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: dogs; cats; bronchitis; asthma; cough; aerosols; perros; gatos; bronquitis; asma; tos; aerosoles

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.