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  • 1.  What should you have in a canine rescue care ckeaning/sanitizing SOP

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    Posted 12-16-2022 08:08 AM
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    I am a fairly new volunteer to a dog rescue in California.  I have volunteered to help write an SOP for our animal care teams' cleaning/protocol.  I am looking for any suggestions and/or resources that would be useful in creating the document.  Thank you
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  • 2.  RE: What should you have in a canine rescue care ckeaning/sanitizing SOP

    Posted 12-20-2022 09:57 AM
    You can find cleaning protocols by searching "cleaning" in the AMPA! Resources on this page: https://americanpetsalive.org/resources. The Cattery Cleaning protocol is quite detailed but the google doc is not shareable. However, you can download it from the resources. 

    ASPCAPro has videos and accompanying PDFs on spot cleaning/deep cleaning. All the page links can be accessed from this page: https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/video-how-deep-clean-cat-kennels

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    Erika Shaffer
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 3.  RE: What should you have in a canine rescue care ckeaning/sanitizing SOP

    Posted 12-20-2022 12:08 PM
    Couple more resources for you:

    Maybe more specific to exactly what you're working on:

    This is covered in many of the resources above, but some quick tips:
    • No sanitizer works if there is physical material still there, I.E. you have to clean up the poop before you can sanitize
    • No sanitizer works on everything, if you have specific disease outbreaks you may need to follow specific protocols
    • No sanitizer works on contact, you have to let it sit for it to effectively disinfect (see ASPCA poster)
    • Improperly spray hosing a kennel can aerosolize particles potentially making things worse
    • In general, primarily spot cleaning rather than full/deep cleaning is recommended to help reduce stress on your animals
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    Jeff Okazaki
    Humane Society of Jefferson County
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  • 4.  RE: What should you have in a canine rescue care ckeaning/sanitizing SOP

    Posted 12-22-2022 09:00 AM
    Jeff's tips are great, and I want to point out these two are particularly important to emphasize during volunteer training. People often try to use the sanitizer as a cleaner - which yea you might have cleaned the kennel with the sanitizer, but it doesn't count as disinfected. If you're trying to disinfect it's a two-step process - clean then sanitize. Try to label your disinfectants with the contact time. 
    • No sanitizer works if there is physical material still there, I.E. you have to clean up the poop before you can sanitize
    • No sanitizer works on contact, you have to let it sit for it to effectively disinfect


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    Valerie Yoder
    Community Operations Specialist
    Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering
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  • 5.  RE: What should you have in a canine rescue care ckeaning/sanitizing SOP

    Posted 12-23-2022 09:09 AM
    Thank you for asking this question. I am working on updating our protocols and have been wondering how best to keep our dog kennels clean this time of the year when we cannot have them outside more than a few minutes at a time. We clean up all solids before using Wysiwash, which is  hypochlorous acid. It definitely eliminates odor and the jet spray gets into those tight spots. But we cannot use it with the dogs inside! So we have been using a disinfectant which mopping. These links will help so much.

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    Kate Williams
    Manager
    Animal Welfare Friends
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