#onychectomy

College of Veterinarians of British Columbia bans onychectomy

June 14, 2018

The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC) has banned the practice of partial digital amputation, also known as onychectomy or declawing, of domestic cats, effective immediately. The province is the second in Canada to ban declawing, following the procedure’s condemnation from the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). “Elective and nontherapeutic declawing is ethically problematic and not an appropriate means of dealing with feline behavior issues,” reads CVBC’s statement. The college acknowledges there are …

Aratana Therapeutics seeks feline label expansion for Nocita

June 12, 2018

Aratana Therapeutics Inc. announced it has submitted a supplemental new animal drug application with the FDA to approve the use of Nocita in cats to provide regional analgesia following onychectomy. Nocita (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), which provides up to 72 hours of analgesia postoperatively using multivesicular liposomal technology, was first approved in August 2016 for canine use following cranial cruciate ligament surgery. “We believe veterinarians are in need …
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