cleaning kennels - Page 1

Do any of you have a home remedy that is good to clean the concrete kennel floor ?

Amonia and Pine Sol work well. You may need to use a scrub which can usually be bought at chains like Home Depot.

natures miracle from the pet stores will take out any smell, then bleach 50/50 water, after all ordor gone.

i USE ODOBAN FROM SAMS ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS I PUT DOGS OUTSIDE IN SHUT DOWNS AND CLOROX THE FLOORS BUT THE ODOBAN IS ALL ANTIBACTERIAL AND KILLS ANTS AND ALL INSECTS AND NO FLIES EITHER U HAVE TO DILUTE IT AND WASH WHEN DOGS ARE OUT RUNNING AND LET IT DRY PRETTY WELL IVE BEEN USING IT FOR 8YRS NO PROBLEMS BUT LIKE ALL CHEMICALS U HAVE TO WATCH AND NOT SPLATTER IT IN THE DOG WATER AS I DID ONE TIME MAJOR DIAHREA I FORGOT TO DUMP WATER AFTER I SAY A FEW DROPS FLY INTO THE BUCKET GOOD OLE FLAGYLL THEN...........

The question to ask before someone gives you poor information is to tell us what you want to clean the floors for. Are they sealed? Is this a routine cleaning or are you trying to get rid of bacterial, protozoan or viral contamination? It depends a lot on why you are cleaning and whether the floors were sealed to begin with. Pine Sol, ammonia etc. are NOT good things to clean with. Depending on what dilution and contact time allowed for bleach, and where this rinse water goes, may be an ok alternative. If you have lots of dogs coming and going, it is better to use a real cleaner EPA approved for what it is you are trying to make sure you kill. As someone already noted, failing to rinse well, or getting most of these compounds in your dogs food or water could not only make the dog ill, but in fact, could kill it.

try www.lambriarvetsupply.com they have some really good stuff for kennels.

I AGREE ABOUT THE PINESOL AND AMMONIA VERY DANGEROUS AND ACTUALLY SO IS CLOROX ALL CAUSTIC AND CAN BURN DOGS AND IF NOT WELL RINSED CAN OVER A PERIOD OF ABSORPTION THRU THE PAWS CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE MY RUN OFF IS FENCED SO NOTHING BUT A MOUSE AND THEY DONT LIKE ODOBAN WOULD WALK THRU IT OR A SQUIRREL WHO FELL OUT OF THE TREES IF U ROTATE UR DOGS U HAVE LESS CLEAN NEED I SOMETIMES CANT SO I HAVE CHOSEN ODOBAN REVIVALANIMAL.COM HAS CLEANING SOLUTIONS FOR ALL NEEDS HOW ABOUT PLAIN SALT WATER IT A CURE FOR LOTS OF THEINGS AND KILLS GERMS AND BUGS

mnm, The floors are not sealed,it is for routine cleaning for my own dogs only. there is good drainage . Contamination of the kennel space is not an issue . I don't want to contaminate the environment,of course.

A pressure washer is a nice thing to have. Will really clean the concrete, got mine at Home depot for $75.00 A friend uses this for the past several years for his kennels, he seems to like. http://www.wysiwash.com/

I have cleaned a lot of kennels, a great non-toxic combination to use is vinegar and borax powder mixed with water.