Kennel Cleaning Flashcards
What is the first part of cleaning a non contaminated stainless steel kennel?
-Remove animals from kennel -Shake out any blanket/beds to ensure nothing is stuck to it. -Remove any kibble/hair from the kennel using a paper towel and dispose of in a non hazardous grey bag -Remove any blood/faeces into a yellow hazardous bag -Soiled vet bed can be placed in laundry bin and washed at 90dc
What is the second part of cleaning a non contaminated stainless steel kennel?
-Spray all 4 walls, bars and handle with diluted detergent ‘Impact’. Leave for recommended contact time. Dry with paper towel and put in grey n.h bag -Next spray everything with Safe 4 regular grade disinfectant, wipe and put in grey bag. -Update record sheet with time the kennel was cleaned.
What is the process of cleaning a potentially contaminated stainless steel kennel?
-Red and white barriers should be placed across kennels to indicate that they are potentially contaminated -Wear PPE -When finished place PPE in a yellow hazard bag for disposal and put bedding in a yellow bag to be washed at 90dc. -Clean the same way as non contam kennels but use a high grade of Safe 4. -After cleaning, take a swab for culture.
What is used to swab a sample for culture/how is the kennel tested?
A 3Mtm Clean-trace luminometer reader. The result is given in relative lights unit (RLU). If the reader presents 200 RLU or more, the kennel needs to me re-cleaned.
How do you clean a contaminated stainless steel kennel
-Red and white tape should be placed outside the kennel. No animals should be housed beside or near this kennel -Wear PPE and have a foot bath inside the tape and a towel on the outside. -Use same procedure to clean with potentially contaminated kennel
