Practice cleaning

RE: Practice cleaning

Rick Hayman — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:52:51 GMT

Using a disinfectant like ANIGENE HLD4 which contains an alkaline surface active detergent combined with a virucidal disinfectant should remove the need to clean with one product and disinfectant afterwards. Most products are actually combination disinfectant cleaners.

RE: Practice cleaning

sarahkat — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:49:47 GMT

I think that if you dispose of the cloths daily and use correct dilution rates it should be fine. Looked at a few cleaning protocols online and they all state cloths are fine if you dispose of them regularly. Make sure that the disinfectant is the correct dilution rate and contact time for that purpose. Blue paper towel is great for wiping between patients and kennels, but it's not great for washing anal glands off tiles. Personal preference of mine I hate to see blobs of cheap paper towel stuck to a shiny wall!!

Depending what product you use, some new products clean and disinfect, i.e. they are not inactivated by organic matter.

Personally I hoover then wipe because I have been told that when you hoover the dust and debris can be pushed around then settle onto the damp surfaces, so if you wipe after - you wipe off the debris. Hope this is helpful, there are lots of bits online to resource.

RE: Practice cleaning

VetNurse Anon a/c — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 15:46:00 GMT

As in which one you think is best to do first?

RE: Practice cleaning

VetNurse Anon a/c — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 15:45:05 GMT

Cloths are changed every couple of days, disinfectant is sprayed and wiped straight away with blue paper towel.

what about hoovering and wiping down, which one do you think is best?

Thanks

RE: Practice cleaning

Nicola Smith — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 12:31:04 GMT

Need to be careful with reusable cloths that they are replaced or washed often enough otherwise they harbour bugs. You should ensure surfaces have correct contact time with disinfectant whether using reusable or paper towel.