shop sanitation routine

[Integrity36]

I just wondered what everyones shop sanitation practices are. My shop is relatively new and I am trying to develop a good sanitation routine.
I don't think I am aware of all the risks and possible ways to transmit disease and parasites.
How do you keep yourself and your dog clientel healthy and your shop clean and disinfected?
What products do you use?

[Integrity36]

anyone?

[workingchihuahua]

if you can wait till monday, i'll have the time to outline my procedures for you.

[ferretlov]

I think dakil is the best thing we ever tried,I work in a daycare/groom shop so all of our dogs contact each other so I think Its moreimportant to keep the surfaces of our building ie floors walls crates and the yard extra clean,I also use a miracle grow water hose attachment for the yard every night after I clean the yard.

[Briarpatch]

I like A-33 Dry. It kills everything that needs killing and doesn't have that horrible bleach smell. I think a tub of individually wrapped capsules that you add to water runs around $40 and lasts forever. I use it to spray out cages and mop floors with. I let it run though the bathing system to clean out any gunk that ends up in that. I use Oster disinfectant spray or cleaning alcohol on my blades and equipment. Towels get bleach in the wash.

[Raffyroo]

We disinfect our blades, tools, and table between dogs. We also always have clean mop water with disinfectant to clean up any doggy oops messes. Disinfect kennels between dogs and at the end of the night. Empty the trash at the end of every night. Disinfect tubs every night. Most of it is just common sense, but I hope that more people answer your question. The box store that I used to work at had checklist type sheets that were looked over and completed. We had tasks to complete every night, every week, and every month.

[petpalswi]

ashamed

I am not nearly as diligent as I would like to be when it comes to my shop sanitation. I usually spray disinfectant on my combs, blades and shears between dogs, but I know I havent been 100% about that. I rinse my tub between dogs. and vacuum all day long. however. I work alone in a one room shop, some days I am there 10+ hours. when the last dog leaves, I practically beat them out the door. there is dog hair everywhere. dont get me wrong, I am not a slob, and I do wipe up accidents through out the day. I rarely use my cages so I only clean them if they have been used. I wash towels daily and use at least one per dog. I pay my teen age daughters to go in and do thourough cleaning, but they are not willing or available as often as I'd like. I know there is no excuse for not cleaning, I just don't like to do it. on the other hand, I was recently in a local pet store and the smell of bleach and cleaner was so strong I left without buying what I went for.

[workingchihuahua]

towels and smocks are washed daily. garbage is thrown out at the end of day. all tools go into my uv sanitizer between dogs. i brush the hair off with a toothbrush first.picked it up for $130 at a trade show. i have clippericide for those times when i don't want to run the sanitizer for just a comb and brush. table top, nooses, leads and clipper top is sprayed with a 2% chlorohexadine spray. i have 2 circulation fans in my van. one is an intake, the other is an outtake. hair is vacuumed and any grit wiped off the walls after each house. i also picked up at the same trade show an air purifier. it cost $50. i have no cages to clean.
i run 2% chlorohexadine shampoo through the recirc pump and on the tub walls.
before i leave for my next call, i spray the chlorohex on the floors.
at the end of the day, i throw my dryer filters into the tub with the chlorohex and spray the screens to the circ fans. at an angle so as to not spray the motor. oil your tools, they will work better and last longer.
it seems like alot, but once you get into a routine, it takes but a few minutes.
in addition, to it smelling nice all the time, my 8 year old van looks almost new. at least on the inside. i need some bodywork, which won't get done until spring.

[scrubapup]

I am not nearly as diligent as I would like to be when it comes to my shop sanitation. I usually spray disinfectant on my combs, blades and shears between dogs, but I know I havent been 100% about that. ,,,bleach and cleaner was so strong I left without buying what I went for.

I'm more like you. At the end of a 10-12 hour day, the last thing I want to do is spend another hour doing deep cleaning. And then I find myself having to go into the shop at 6:30 in the morning to get it done.

I typically do the normal sanitation cleaning at the end of the day. But I do clean my equipment, cages and tub between each dog. For the tub and cages, I use a cleaner I buy from a client who sells cleaning stuff to the hospitals. I can't remember the name of the stuff. It's just in a spray bottle - I spray and wipe clean. (I also wash my floors with a hospital disinfectant) I do not work Fridays but I AM at the shop doing the major cleaning...... Walls, door handles, windows, etc. That's when I bust out the bleach, but I don't like to do that on regular business days because the smell CAN be overpowering. I'm also a vinegar fanatic, and do alot of cleaning with that. Stinks while I'm using it, but my shop sure smells nice when I walk in the door Monday morning.

[sheilabgroomer]

[QUOTE=scrubapup;387876]I'm more like you. At the end of a 10-12 hour day, the last thing I want to do is spend another hour doing deep cleaning. And then I find myself having to go into the shop at 6:30 in the morning to get it done.

I am guilty of this as well. I used to feel really guilty about leaving the shop w/a lick and a promise, but I have gotten over that....lol....especially since I do a much more thorough cleaning when I am fresh in the morning instead of tired and/or rushed in the evening.

One thing I have to keep up w/during the day is laundry. I use at least 3 towels per dog and wash them after each dog. That keeps my washer/dryer very busy! I have several whisk brooms, dustpans and containers of Clorox cleaning/disinfecting wipes scattered through the shop so it is easy to wipe out a cage or table between dogs.

For cleaning equipment in between I will get the hair off of my blades, combs, brushes, and shears and then wipe them down w/the clorox wipes as well. If I groom a dog w/less than perfect skin or coat , I will toss the equip (except my shears!) to soak in a tub of disinfectant (not sure of the name...lol...Dakil I think). My blades also get oiled between each cleaning.

I run vinegar water through the recirc to rinse the tub between dogs (I use chlorahexadine when I have it..lol) At the end of the day I run bleach water through the recirc and on any bathing tools or bottles and then run vinegar water after the bleach to remove any residue. The vinegar water that I use for my final recirc rinse I spray the tubroom walls w/and let them dry naturally overnight. This keeps mildew and odor down naturally. I hang the recirc hose up so it drains and dries over night and lay my bathing tools on wire cages so they can air dry as well.

My mop water is made up of 3/4 C bleach per gallon water. I usually add a few drops of some essential oils (lavander, eucalyptus, bergamot, rosemary to name a few) for a clean and natural scent or if the floors seem extra dirty I use a capful of laundry detergent and fab softner to the bleach water and then do a fresh mopwater rinse. Using bleach at 3/4 per gallon is all you need for disenfecting and cleaning and I don't think it makes the bleach overpowering at all.