shelter standards part 2: making it happen · – before and after shelter shift • most of the...
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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