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For years he has helped the
animals of Siegfried and Roy. The Denver Zoo has also called
upon Dr. Emily to perform repairs on the
beak on hornbills and toucans, as well as caring
for kangaroos, wild dogs, polar
bears, grizzlies and orangutans, to name
but a few of the many species on which
Dr. Emily works.
In the early days, many zoos did not
have the proper facilities for working
on exotic animals, so improvisation was
key. For example, at the Denver Zoo, Dr. Emily improvised, using the hydraulic lift of
a pickup truck to perform a surgical root canal
on a polar bear.
Dr. Emily has also worked on animals in
the wild, such as a black-footed ferret,
for which Dr. Emily fashioned a gold
tooth.
Through Dr. Emily's efforts,
in the mid 1980s, Colorado State
University was the first school to offer
a course in Veterinary Dentistry
to students and practitioners. Dr.
Emily presented this first course
offering, and has now returned to CSU in
this role.
Although semi-retired, Dr. Emily
continues to work with the Denver Zoo,
Siegfried and Roy, Deer Creek Animal
Hospital and often on any interesting
case that is put in front of this ever-
curious innovator and lover of animals. |
