Is Your Veterinary Clinic Really Clean?

Do you understand the unique cleaning requirements of your veterinary clinic? Every day, a large number of dogs, cats, and other animals go through your doors, not to mention their owners. The majority of your facility, along with your veterinarians and vet techs, will see lots of activity throughout the day. You need to keep up with everyday cleaning & disinfecting, and deal with messes as they occur. Here are the key areas to concentrate on when cleaning your veterinary clinic.

What to Clean in Your Clinic

1. The Seating Area: Start by thinking about your waiting room when planning your daily comprehensive cleaning. With animals entering that are shedding or slobbering, or sick animals who may vomit on the floor or have an accident, this area will be extremely dirty. Slobber from dogs has likely been left all over the chairs, benches, and windows. Use a disinfectant that is both safe and efficient to treat each of these places, such as our KennelSol germicidal one-step cleaner and disinfectant, or one of our other Veterinary Disinfectants and Sanitizers.

Don’t forget to sweep the dust and pet hair from the waiting areas as well. Remember to clean the area around the clinic doorway, especially in bad weather when there will probably be a lot of dirt and paw prints tracked in.

After you’ve taken care of the seating area, make sure to concentrate on the restroom in the client waiting area, looking for pet hair that likes to float around and hide in the crevices behind doors and in the corners. You can then proceed to the reception area from here.

Even though you might not need to remove as much slobber, be sure to clean phones, desks, and chair handles. Include cleaning up the coffee or kitchenette areas as well. Be cautious with any surfaces that people or animals come into contact with, especially when food and drink are present.

2. Examination Rooms: Next up are the examination rooms for the pets. You should proceed similarly to how you did in the waiting room. Clean the sink areas, chairs, pet scales, and worktops. As you enter the room, thoroughly clean the areas that are touched frequently, such as door knobs and light switches, and the handles on cupboards and doors.

3. Treatment and Surgical Rooms: Let’s move on to cleaning the back rooms, where more involved veterinary animal treatments and procedures are performed. Your veterinary clinic must provide instructions on how to handle medical waste in accordance with the relevant rules and laws. You’ll also want to be meticulous about cleaning up any pet messes, including drool, accidents, and general pet messes. If there are any kennels present, be sure to sterilize and wipe them down to remove dirt and pet hair, always using safe and reliable cleaning supplies such as our Kennel Cleaning products, tools, and equipment.

4. Veterinarian and Staff Rooms: Make sure that you are careful to properly clean your staff kitchen, restrooms, and office spaces. Be sure to clean the phones, chair handles, desks, and doors in staff offices, just like you would in your front seating area. Cleaning these spaces up makes the office run more smoothly and makes the personnel happier.

What to Clean Your Clinic With?

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