04/08/2025
The Peter Emily Foundation was pleased to return to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Indiana for another successful mission. Over the course of the weekend, our volunteer veterinary dentists, human dentists and veterinary technicians treated a cougar, 3 tigers, a leopard, a wolf, a bear, and 5 foxes. Performing several root canals and many extractions, they treated over 40 broken, damaged and painful teeth as well as helping with the stabilization of a fractured leg and an injured tail. Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers, as well as everyone else who made this weekend possible! We also appreciate the University of Illinois anesthesia team for performing excellent and safe anesthesia for all of our patients, who recovered beautifully and were already feeling better by the next day. We look forward to returning to the EFRC again soon! Thank you Steve Holmstrom, Brian Hewitt, Tina Abbatangelo, Thomas Hujer, Trudy Howeter, Jan Bellows, Kris Bannon Klessig, Grace Brown, Kathy Pershing, Toni Nation and Jen Montgomery for all of your time, effort, and expertise this weekend helping these beautiful animals!