Cleaning of equipment and spaces to protect animals and staff
There is an immense amount of cleaning to do each day in a veterinary practice.
Hygiene is paramount to infection control, and with a large volume of unwell patients of varying vaccination status entering the clinic each day, it is vital that it is regularly and adequately disinfected.
The cages that animals are housed in will need at the very least, spot cleaning if they have an accident, plus cleaning at the end of the day.
The surgery room requires more substantial disinfection since it is imperative that no dust or particles are at risk of contaminating sterile surgical sites.
Different chemicals are used, depending on the item or area being cleaned, and the infection being controlled. This will mean that clinics have a variety of cleaning products for different uses, and some areas or items will even need cleaning with more than one of the chemicals.
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