Looking for a good outdoor disinfecting cleaner
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Permalink Reply by Natalie & Lance &Tucker on -
i would be scared to use bleach even though it disinfefcts. Not sure it is non toxic to dogs. I've heard even window cleaner isnt good for dogs!!!
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Permalink Reply by Jane on -
I'm pretty sure a lot of kennels and vets and such use bleach for sanitizing. I could be wrong though! Obviously I would dilute it and then rinse it down with a hose or something afterwards too just to be safe.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie & Lance &Tucker on
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Chemicals around animals just make me nervous. They may use bleach at a vets office. The thought of using it in a backyard, makes me uneasy for some reason. Chemicals for anyone aren't good, pet or human.
I recently bought the new lysol products with hyrodgen peroxide instead of bleach and wow, the smell of the hydrogen peroxide is sooooo strong, not sure why!!!
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Permalink Reply by Marie Ploof on -
I work at a doggie daycare and we used diluted quat, we buy the sprayers that attach to a hoes and used 1 1/2 tsp ratio.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on -
The sun is a great disinfectant. I would worry more about odor. In warm weather you can use Odormute, which is not expensive if you buy it in powder form.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on -
I use bleach. I just mix it in one of those self diluting spray bottles that you attach to the hose. Does a great job of getting rid of the stinky smell. When I didn't have a hose I'd just mix bleach and hot water in a big pot and pour it on my patio, let it sit, then rinse with hot water.
We disinfected the kennels at school twice a week and one day we used dilute bleach (can make it anywhere between a 1:10 to 1:30 dilution whichever you prefer). Just let it sit 10 minutes and rinse with water and it will be fine, won't hurt anyone. We never had an issue with any of our dogs or our cats (we also disinfected the outside cattery this way). We had more issues with the Novalsan disinfectant than bleach.
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Permalink Reply by Amy & Rubi Rae on -
That is tricky. I am sure that the potential for a lot of disease is there but you don't want to poison anyone w the cleaning methods. I think that stuff gets worse when the area is never allowed to really dry out.
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on -
Why?
Dog urine is a lot less toxic than bleach.
I'd recommend a garden hose with water.
A patch of real grass -- biologically active soil -- would be best of all.
If urine odor is objectionable, vinegar (acetic acid).
Be careful never to mix bleach with vinegar or any other acid -- acidified bleach releases chlorine gas.
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Permalink Reply by Monica, Orion, and Laika on -
My main reason for it actually is that I noticed today while I was out there, it did smell a bit like urine so I wanted something to control the smell most of all. I'll try vinegar
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Permalink Reply by Marcie on -
I have been using vinegar for quick clean ups of my bearded dragon tank. It takes care of the smell there and dragon poo is rank. (If I had known how bad the smell was I wouldn't have gotten her.) I think I would save the bleach for monthly cleanings and use the vinegar on a regular basis for the dogs.
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