Round 3

Sanitation for 100

Use accelerated hydrogen peroxide (e.g. Rescue) or potassium peroxymonosulfate (e.g. Trifectant) where opportunity for contact time is limited..

Do THIS!

DON’T worry about THAT!

Sanitation for 200

Do THIS!

DON’T worry about

THAT!Replace lightly soiled bedding

and dishes every day

Sanitation for 300

Do THIS!

DON’T generally

worry about THAT!

Always change gloves between

each animal when cleaning intake and

adoption areas.

Sanitation for 400

Do THIS!

DON’T worry about

THAT!Change tops or gowns between

populations or groups

Change tops or gowns between populations or

groups

Sanitation double

jeopardy!!

Change tops or gowns between populations or

groups

Do THIS! Please

DON’T do THAT!

Discourage the

public from touching animals

to prevent disease spread

DO THIS• Use products that

match your situation• Apply correctly• Clean where it

counts• Minimize stress • Reduce fomite

transmission between groups

DON’T do that: • Don’t bother with foot

baths• Don’t clean housing

thoroughly while cats (and maybe dogs) are in residence

• Don’t rotate products• Don’t feel you have to toss

dirty laundry• Don’t worry too much

about transmission between animals within a group

Common options

Bleach (sodium hypochlorite)

Trifectant/Virkon(Potassium

peroxymonosulfate)

Quaternary ammoniums

Bruclean(Sodium

dichloroisocyanurate)

ChlorhexidineAlcohol

Rescue(Accelerated

hydrogen peroxide)

Soap, elbow grease, sunlight,

drying

Wysiwash(calcium

hypochlorite)

Kills parvo and panleuk

Bleach (sodium hypochlorite)

Trifectant/Virkon(Potassium

peroxymonosulfate)

Bruclean(Sodium

dichloroisocyanurate)

Rescue(Accelerated

hydrogen peroxide)

Wysiwash(calcium

hypochlorite)

For calicivirus and other

“unenvelopedviruses” too

Stable once mixed

Quaternary ammoniums

ChlorhexidineAlcohol

Rescue(Accelerated

hydrogen peroxide)

Good for vehicles, get acquainted rooms,

foster homes, other low use areas….

Good with organic matter

Trifectant/Virkon(Potassium

peroxymonosulfate)

Quaternary ammoniums

Rescue(Accelerated

hydrogen peroxide)

Sofas, carpets, yards, back seats, scratching trees….

Fast acting

Trifectant/Virkon(Potassium

peroxymonosulfate)

Rescue(Accelerated

hydrogen peroxide)

Good for exam and prep surfaces,

carriers, hands….

Helps with everything

Soap, elbow grease, sunlight,

drying

Good for tough to kill pathogens and hard

to reach places

Most important

part of decont-

amination

Mechanically remove debris, including

hairs & spores

Wash with a detergent until

visibly clean and rinse with water

Follow up with a disinfectant

Ringworm update

Many over-the-countercleaning products labeled as fungicidal against Trichophytonmentagrophytes are effective against Trichophyton spp. and Microsporum canis when the surface is properly prepared

Dilution matters• Use lowest effective

concentration and contact time for daily use

• Use highest safe concentration and longer contact time if organic matter contamination, durable pathogen, cold temperature

• TEST concentration regularly

Clean where it counts• High risk individuals

– Juveniles, new intakes, sick animals…

• High contact areas– Vehicles, exam surfaces,

countertops, intake rooms…

Feline cage/condo cleaning• No spraying; single use rag

or paper towel with mild detergent for wiping up messes

• Leave clean-ish dishes and bedding

• Carriers can help in single cages

• Ok for mildly ill cats too• Change gloves between risk

groups/ between sick cats in private practice or transfer shelter

Spot cleaning dogs?• No urine or feces on

that side of run• Replace water, soiled

bedding• Replace food if present• Leave clean-ish bedding

in place• Clean and dry side with

urine or feces as needed

Don’t forget noise• Scary noises while eating

can cause food aversion• Open and close cage

doors quietly– Some Shorline latches can

be replaced with plastic• Replace litter pans calmly,

especially metal on metal• Feed after things have

quieted down or before things get crazy

Do no harm• Label containers

– Product, expiration date, initials

– Light proof for bleach• Provide all needed

equipment and measuring devices– Tie them down if needed

• Post simple dilution directions

In case of toxicity• Remove source• Dilute with

milk/water if ingested

• Bathe• Broad spectrum

antibiotics• Pain control

Controlling fomites• Between areas/activities

– BEFORE new intakes, youngsters, surgeries

– AFTER handling sick animals, euthanasia or CLEANING

– Before and after shelter shift

• Most of the time, notneeded between individuals– Exceptions during outbreaks,

severe disease, kittens and puppies in high disease shelter

Change topsbetween risk

groups

Hands• Hand sanitizers often superior to

handwashing– 60-80% ethanol or isopropyl alcohol – 20-30 seconds, all surfaces– Not reliable against panleuk or parvo,

iffy against calici• Accel/Rescue wipes broader spectrum• Sanitize between groups and after

handling for your own protection• Don’t worry about it between healthy

animals or animals that all have mild URI

• Wash hands after touching blood, body fluids, feces

• Wear gloves when it really matters

Feet• Foot baths don’t work• Don’t worry about it for

routine situations• Dedicated boots or

shoe covers for serious risk– E.g. canine GI, ringworm

• Don’t let cats run around on the floor during cleaning

Laundry • Don’t mix dirty and

clean• Don’t overload

machines• Remove large particles,

clumps of poop• Hot water if possible• Dry completely

Putting things in perspective

Putting things in perspective

35 times as much contamination on scrub top versus hand

Round 4

Enrichment for 100

Do THIS! DON’T do THAT!

Enrichment activities

should begin only after a holding

period

Enrichment for 200

Do THIS! DON’T do

THAT!Behavior medications are a good option to

use in shelters.

Enrichment for 300

Do THIS! DON’T do THAT!

Every animal

should receive a formal behavior

evaluation

Enrichment for 400

Do THIS! DON’T do

THAT!The best response

to kennel stress is to allow time for acclimation

Change tops or gowns between populations or

groups

Enrichment double

jeopardy!!

Change tops or gowns between populations or

groups

Do THIS! DON’T do THAT!

We don’t do

playgroups because they are likely to

increase the level of disease in the shelter

Don’t do THIS!• Waste precious

hours on formal assessments that may not be predictive

• Allow animals to deteriorate then react

• Attempt behavioral treatment that is beyond your capacity

Do This!• Understand behavioral

support to be essential to well being

• Begin assessing behavioral needs as soon as you meet the animal

• Respond when problems are identified

• Consider play groups!

Behavior assessment is an ongoing activity

• Behavior journaling• Intake treatments• Kennel presentation• Playgroup• Interactions /

enrichment• More formal assessment

when warranted

Don’t wait!

• Animals need support to acclimate to stressful environments

• Enrichment helps maintain behavioral health

• Speeds placement• Reduced stress =

reduced illness

Behavioral red flags need intervention

• Consider these as important as medical red flags

• Behavioral meds are a treatment option– Create protocol with vet

to utilize• Behavioral modification

programs• Foster/rescue placement• Work within your

capacity

Behavioral Red Flags

• Trembling/shaking• Frozen or tense/still body posture or cowering into corners/gutters

etc. for more than one hour• Pressing or facing into the corner of the enclosure• Constant or frequent growling, hissing, or lunging at the front of the

cage• Failure to eat for more than 24 hours, with medical causes ruled out• Efforts to escape to the point of self-injury• Severely messing up or destroying cage• Eliminating outside of the litter box within the shelter environment• Stereotypic behaviors such as repetitive pacing, spinning, or lunging

Playgroups

• Allow for enrichment and assessment

• May provide “treatment”

• May increase certain risks while dramatically reducing others

• Minorly sick dogs can play with others with same signs

If your tool box is well utilized…

• You can have play groups safely!

• If your tool box is not well utilized….• Play groups will not

increase the risk• The risk is already

high