Greetings everyone,
Puppies due in twelve days and we are trying to properly prepare. It will be both mine and my bitch’s first litter. I have just completed my third viewing of Ed Frawleys whelping puppies video and we built a 5x5 whelping box as the video recommended for our GSD but had to incorporate one with a floor. We lined the bottom with Linoleum to ease in the clean up but I am not sure of what type of cleaner to use for disinfecting it? Can anyone recommend a safe disinfecting cleaner that will not harm the dogs?
Thanks (nervous) Amanda
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009
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I have never had a new born litter, but with the 4 week old foster singleton I had, using a mixture of vinegar, water and lemon did the trick and was all natural. I just removed the puppy from the area, thoroughly sprayed it down with my "witch's brew", scrubbed the area well, then rinsed well with clean water. I always waited for the area to be completely dry before putting him back. He was housetrained really soon after, so I kept it really clean so he would learn that the area needed to stay clean. Hopefully someone who has had newborn pups can chime in with some suggestions based on experience.
Bleach water ( couple of tablespoons/gallon) is quite effective. Be sure it dries completely before putting anyone in.
Putting the box in the sun for the afternoon is germicidal.
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I use bleach as Dr. Betty pointed out and then when the pups are a bit older and stay out longer I will alternate with ammonia and water sometimes. I rinse with water afterwards and allow to air dry. (and of course never mix ammonia and bleach..)
Niomi has a good point also. I've found the cleaner I keep the whelping box the easier they are to housebreak. I'm fanatical about it. I also think that the more I clean up and the less mom does the less apt the pups will be to follow mom's example a bit later.
And I always have the ingredients for Ed's puppy replacer on hand.
I use a water:bleach solution for most of the puppy clean up. Here's a helpful link that discusses different ratios of water:bleach and what those ratios kill, and the duration the solution should sit on the surface to be disinfected: http://factsaboutbleach.com/bleach_public_health.html
Also, keep in mind that a water:bleach solution will lose its effectiveness over time. I made a new solution every 24 hours.
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