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Carolina Tiger Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife sanctuary whose mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild.
Life just got a little less painful for four residents at Carolina Tiger Rescue.
A team from the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation visited our sanctuary last weekend to perform life-enhancing dental procedures on Sebastian Lion and Saber, Shenandoah and Tio Tigers.
During the two-day mission for the Colorado-based nonprofit, doctors provided 14 root canals, four gingivoplasties, and one extraction. A gingivoplasty is a procedure to reshape gums. Enclosure mates Saber, 7, and Shenandoah, 15, got root canals on each of their four canines. Sebastian, 16, got an extraction and three root canals; Tio, 16, also got three root canals. Tio will need more work in the future.
Doctors from the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation work on root canals for Sebastian Lion.
Sebastian Lion
Tio Tiger
Tio Tiger
Saber and Shenandoah were bred out of profit; all four canines on both big cats were broken off, likely for entertainment purposes. Saber, our lone white tiger, was owned by a magician in Vegas when he was a cub. The two were probably a breeding pair at their former facility in Colorado, so we neutered Saber upon arrival.
Sebastian and Tio had several fractured teeth. Our animal care team noticed the poor condition of Tio’s teeth during his intake exam upon his May rescue. Keepers got a closer look at Sebastian’s teeth during a recent physical on the mellow lion.
Check out this story on last weekend’s dental procedures! //t.co/Bn8bRS21Qu
— Carolina Tiger Rescue (@NCTigerRescue) July 26, 2018
Both Carolina Tiger Rescue and PEIVDF prepared long and hard, working together to improve the lives of our captive wild cats.
In a couple of weeks, the animals should be experiencing less pain.
We’re so thankful for the work that PEIVDF does!
