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At 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 28, eight dental specialists from the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation (PEIVDF) arrived in San Andreas, CA, for what would become a marathon dental weekend involving many of the Colton tigers now residing at the PAWS ARK 2000 sanctuary.
By Sunday afternoon, 19 root canals and one oral surgery had been performed by this generous group of doctors from California, Colorado, Washington, Nevada and Louisiana, who donated their time, talents and the use of special equipment to make this weekend possible.
The Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation "Veterinary Dentists Without Borders" program provides veterinary dental services to captive animal facilities and animal sanctuaries that are understaffed and/or underfunded from a veterinary perspective. PEIVDF operations are conducted at no cost to the receiving nonprofit.
PEIVDF provides AVDC-certified veterinary dentists with experience working on the types of cases for which assistance is requested. If suitable, PEIVDF may bring veterinarians working toward their AVDC specialty certification, and/or veterinary technicians and/or DDSs interested in studying veterinary dentistry.
The dental weekend, coordinated by Dr. Dan Famini, one of PAWS' veterinarians, involved the eight PEIVDF doctors, numerous veterinary technicians, PAWS' ARK 2000 sanctuary manager Brian Busta, and ARK 2000 staff.
Our sincere thanks to everyone involved, for their kindness, compassion and generosity. Special thanks to Dr. Nick Farcas, from VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center, for contacting PEIVDF on behalf of PAWS and making this weekend possible.
Thank you PEIVDF doctors:
Peter Emily, DDS, Hon. AVDC
Ed Eisner, DVM, DAVDC
Steven Holmstrom, DVM, DAVDC
Milinda Lommer, DVM, DAVDC
Greg Dupont, DVM, DAVDC
Curt Ritchie, DVM
Brian Hewitt, DVM Nick Farcas, DVM
To view a video of the
To view a slideshow of the
tigers's dental weekend at ARK 2000 click here.
To view a video about the Colton tigers click here.
L to R (front row): Greg Dupont, DVM, DAVDC;
Peter Emily, DDS, Hon. AVDC, PEIVDF Founder/Director and Co-Chair;
Ed Eisner, DVM, DAVDC, PEIVDF President; Curt Ritchie, DVM. Standing in back: Steven Holmstrom, DVM, DAVDC, PEIVDF Co-Chair
For more information about the
Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation
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An Afternoon In Tuskany
Saturday, October 16
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ARK 2000 Sanctuary, San Andreas, CA.
$100 per person. Adults only. Vegetarian buffet, wine tasting, silent auction. The winner of Miss/Mr. Tuskany 2010 will be announced. Pre-paid reservations required. Directions provided with ticket purchase.
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