A Westminster pet prosthetic company has filed for bankruptcy.

OrthoPets, which makes braces and artificial limbs for dogs and other small animals, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November. It reported $326,057 in assets and $657,216 in liabilities.

Chapter 7 is typically a liquidation process, although an automated email from the company received when BusinessDen asked for comment claimed it would soon have a new owner.

“We are currently in an exciting ownership transition and temporarily pausing new orders as we prepare for our next chapter,” the company said. “Email cannot be checked regularly during this brief transition.”

Kevin Neiman, the attorney representing OrthoPets in the proceedings, declined to comment.

The business was founded in 2003 by Martin Kaufmann, according to i

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