Our Chief Veterinarian answers your pet questions
Many pet health issues have already been addressed and are categorized below. Simply click the category of interest. D.E.L.T.A Rescue ASK THE VET – CATEGORIES: Ask Your Question Here: Learn more about Dr. Gaylord Brown, D.E.L.T.A. Rescue Chief Veterinarian
Every cat in this house was rescued form certain death
Our 800 cats live in three dozen air-conditioned indoor and outdoor catteries where they each enjoy three meals a day. The formerly feral cats now have a cozy place to sleep, and climbing trees to play on! We do not receive any help from the government – not a dime! Our entire mission and […]
If people only realized how short the animals’ lives are . . .
Dr. Brown and I were reflecting on how many times we have watched puppies or kittens live a full life here, and then grow old and die. So many lifetimes. So many of our kids. Thousands. The upshot of our conversation was that if people only realized how short the animals’ lives are, they would […]
The Volunteer Fire Brigade
The Sand Fire of July 2016 cost us a lot of money. We had to pay our staff for being there around the clock for days. We also had to pay the ex-firemen who manned our sanctuary engines and pumps for the same days. Then there is the daily food bill since the roads were […]
Making Significant Contributions To Veterinary Medicine
In 1997 Leo Grillo received the EL BLANCO AWARD from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for establishing the worlds first kidney dialysis center for dogs and cats. Since then DELTA Rescue and it’s two state-of-the-art hospitals with Chief Veterinarian Dr. Gaylord Brown continue to help animals from around the world. D.E.L.T.A. Rescue Has Been A […]
Providing a warm, safe place to sleep for a frightened, hurting little animal
Frightened little “Purdy” was abandoned . . . and pregnant. Are you sitting in a comfortable chair inside your familiar living space, reading this? Maybe you are enjoying a cup of coffee or tea as you read? Do me a favor . . . look around. Please look carefully and appreciatively at everything in your […]
Another example of what our mission is all about. . .
Anyone can say they rescue animals, and they can brag about finding them homes too . . . the Internet if full of them . . . . . . but we know from paid research we did years ago that American’s keep their pets only two and a half years. So even if those […]
Become A Partner In The War Against Pet Abandonment
At D.E.L.T.A. Rescue — we don’t just talk about an animal issue, we do something about it! Because talk alone doesn’t feed the hungry or heal the wounded . . . only direct rescue work does. When you help this mission grow by joining us and asking your friends to join us . . . […]
Aldo is happy, but always worried his forever home will disappear.
Can you imagine that this sweet dog, Aldo, was 4-years-old when we found him barely surviving in the merciless deep desert, where he had contracted tick fever? As you know, tick fever is the equivalent of a bacterial rat poison. Aldo could have suddenly bled to death one day in the desert. With a simple […]
e-Vet ALERT: Canine Influenza
Canine influenza is a relatively new infection in dogs. It is caused by 2 serotypes H3N8 and the less frequent H3N2. The signs are an acute respiratory infection manifested by a soft moist cough, nasal discharge, lack of appetite, and fever. Most dogs, 80%, show only mild signs and recover with no treatment. Others may […]