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Exotic Feline Rescue Center IN

The Exotic Feline Rescue Center, located in Center Point, IN is home to about 200 exotic felines and is one of the largest rescue centers in the United States for abused, unwanted and neglected exotic felines.  Since its founding in 1991, the EFRC has served as a nationally recognized leader in big cat rescue, conservation and care.

We conducted our first mission in the spring of 2011, and since 2016, PEIVDF visits EFRC twice a year, to provide expert dental care to new rescues as well as existing residents.

To learn more about this wonderful sanctuary, please visit their website:  www.exoticfelinerescuecenter.org

 

On Labor Day weekend, a team of (13) doctors and technicians labored away on our 13th mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center. Three return students joined PEIVDF instructors and technicians for the weekend’s work.

Nine tigers and one lion were treated with (8) root canal therapies, (6) extractions, (1) exam only, and (4) other oral surgeries.

PEIVDF conducted our 12th mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, on May 12-13, 2018 with a small team of (7) doctors and technicians, including a new local IN student.

The busy team treated (8) residents – (5) tigers, (2) lions, and a bobcat – with (9) root canal therapies, (5) surgical extractions, and (6) other oral surgeries.

For our 11th mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, PEIVDF sent a team of (18) doctors and technicians, including (3) new and two returning students. 

Nine animals – (4) tigers, (3) lions, (2) leopards – between them received (17) root canal therapies, (9) extractions, and (1) gingival surgery.

On mission #10 to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, the PEIVDF team of (13) included one new and one return student, as well as our seasoned team of instructors and technicians.

It was a busy weekend, with (10) resident cats receiving treatment, including (7) tigers, (2) servals, and a leopard.  The team performed (16) root canal therapies, (15) extractions, and (6) other oral surgical procedures.

PEIVDF conducted our ninth mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, in Center Point, IN on October 15-16, 2016, to work on eight more of the sanctuary’s residents cats. Three return student and two new students joined our doctors and technicians. 

Crisp but cooperative fall weather allowed the team to treat (5) more tigers, (2) lions, and a savannah cat with (11) root canal therapies, (6) extractions, (6) restorations, and (2) gingival surgeries.

Mission #8 to the Exotic Feline Rescue center included a team of (17) from PEIVDF, consisting of one new student, (3) return students, and one paid observer, as well as a team of PEIVDF instructors and technicians.

Eight sanctuary residents received treatment – (5) tigers, a mountain lion, a lion, and a serval.  The PEIVDF team performed, (16) root canal therapies, (6) extractions, and one gingival surgery.

PEIVDF seventh mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, on May 16-17, 2015 saw a team of 14 travel to treat (7) sanctuary resident. Two new mission worker students joined  PEIVDF instructors and technicians for the weekend’s work.

The weather in May was fine, and allowed the team to complete (16) root canal therapies and (10) periodontal surgeries on (4) tigers, (2) leopards, and a serval.

On our sixth mission to EFRC on April 5-6, 2014, PEIVDF sent a team of (23)… yes 23! to work on eight more of the sanctuary’s residents cats! Five students joined doctors and technicians that weekend.

With cooperative weather, the team treated a leopard, (2) lions, and (5) tigers with (10) root canal therapies, (12) extractions, and (5) other oral surgeries.

PEIVDF conducted our fifth mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, in Center Point, IN in March 2013 to work on eight of the sanctuary’s more than 240 residents cats! A new mission worker from Texas joined one veteran mission worker and PEIVDF instructors for the weekend’s work. Narrowing avoiding being stranded by a snowstorm, by the end of the weekend, PEIVDF treated four lions and four tigers (no bears – oh my!) with 17 root canal therapies, 6 extractions, and one biopsy of a mysterious lump.
PEIVDF returned for our fourth mission to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, in Center Point, IN in September 2012. PEIVDF instructors and mission workers treated seven sanctuary residents – as always, we had another busy weekend! A couple of veteran mission workers and PEIVDF instructors took on the weekend’s work. Two cougars, two leopards, and three tigers were treated with 23 root canal therapies, and 17 extractions, and all are feeling much better after their necessary dental work.
PEIVDF returned once more to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, in Center Point, IN in March 2012 to work on eleven sanctuary residents – it was a busy weekend to say the least! A new mission worker from Canada joined three veteran mission workers and PEIVDF instructors for the weekend’s work. Joining PEIVDF for his inaugural mission was our newest Board member, Dr. Jan Bellows. Five tigers, four lions, a Puma, and a Canada Lynx made up the patient list for the weekend. Dr. Bellows reported that the team worked together seamlessly and the mission was a great success – a great deal of work was accomplished in two short days.
PEIVDF returned to the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, in Center Point, IN in October 2011 to work on seven sanctuary residents. Three veteran mission workers returned with PEIVDF instructors for the weekend’s work. Sheba, a 16 y.o. female puma and RajaBoy, a 13 y.o. male tiger, needed some extractions and root canal therapy due to root resorption. Lola, a lioness, required a couple of root canal therapies. And Dusty, a male tiger received (4) four root canal therapies. Cubby, another lion needed (2) root canal therapies and an extraction, and Felix, a 17 y.o. male tiger needed on of each. Calisto received an oral examination.

PEIVDF visited the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, in Center Point, IN in March 2011 to work on several sanctuary resident tigers, as well as to assess the oral health of the other resident Lions, Pumas, and Leopards.

It was a very busy but very rewarding weekend for PEIVDF and the attending mission Workers. Conan, and male tiger needed (4) four root canal therapies and one extraction. Brumby, a leopard, needed only one. Goldie and Montana, two tigers, needed (3) three extractions each, with Montana also needing (2) two root canal therapies. Pearl, a white tiger needed (2) two root canal therapies and (4) four extractions. Sheba, a puma, had (4) four fractured canines treated with root canal therapies, and (4) four worn teeth with exposed pulp that required extraction.

To read more about the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, click HERE to be taken to their website.