cleaning kennels - Page 2

Conklin makes a product called Sanox II it is a wonderful way to disinfect and sanitize a kennel. It kills the parvo virus bacteria as well as many others. It comes as a concentrate which goes a long way and is very affordable, also smells good.

vINEGAT IS GREAT FOR ALL THINGS EVEN CLEANING THE DOGS EARS ON A Q TIP FUNGI CANT GROW WHERE VINEGAR HAS GONE!!!! GOOD TIP I FORGOT ABOUT GOOD OLE VINEGAR & BORAX

Since your floors are not sealed, this is something you should do as soon as possible when you have warm weather. Email me at the email address below and I can suggest a good product to use, depending on your building. Use of a pressure washer is a good idea, but scrubbing floors is the best alternative since your floors are not sealed. There are many products you could use, but if you use a pressure washer, you must not only be concerned about environmental contamination, but whether the pressure washer can stand up to the cleaner. Bleach will corrode metal, so it is not a good idea unless you can be absolutely certain not to get it on the kennel hardware and either have a plastic pressure washer or do not care if you ruin the pressure washer. Where does the drainage go to? Again, depending on what you use, you may have an issue. Good old scubbing using soap and water with your own dogs may be just fine and is the most simple solution. The post above was mine under mnm. I had not noticed a friend used my computer last weekend. Good luck. Email: schwarzenberggsd@earthlink.net

hodie-- Was that also your post under mnm in *Rescue Dogs*?

LMH, Yes, that was my post. I was unaware that my company had signed in. I think I have it fixed now so people can blast me instead for my comments.

It was quite a post, hodie. You notice it came to mind the second you mentioned the mixup in handles. Even read some of mnm's previous posts to get a better picture of the author. No one blasted mnm, and no one will blast you. Most decent people get tired and fed up--you're a person who cares--not an easy path to have chosen.

LMH, Thank you! Yes, I care and am passionate about this, but a lot of good it does me LOL. In any case, my former company whose handle is mnm also cares but is a little more soft-spoken than am I. Merry Christmas.

There are good cleaners/disinfectants out there depending on what it is exactly you want to kill. You will need to do some very thorough research though .Bleach is always a good standby but there is a proper formula for how much it needs to be diluted, which is far more than most realize. Quad Ammonia is unbeatable for Giradia for example. Do your homework when it comes to chemicals. And, DO NOT MIX CHEMICALS!!!!! That is a mistake that could leave your dogs to clean up after you.

I have sealed concrete runs - I use pine-sol on the inside, because I can't stand the fumes from the bleach inside the kennel - if it burns my nose, I know it burns the dogs'. So I use pine-sol - kills bacteria and cleans nicely, and smells good too. I hose down the run, splash the pine-sol down (no dilution except in the water from the hose-down) and then scrub with the rubber brush, then hose down, then squeegie off the excess water, let dry. For the outside runs, I use diluted bleach - fill a bucket with about 2 gallons or so, pour a little bleach in (probably about 1/20 ratio bleach/water) and throw the bucket down in the kennel - let sit for a while while I do this for the rest of the line of runs - and then hose down, squeegie. Seems to work well, my kennels do not smell of urine. molly

Hear,hear eichenluft that is the way if it burns your nose yes it will do the same to your companions,and it does a good disinfecting job kills all what is hiding out in the kennel.