A popular method for cleaning kennels is using kennel wipes. Typically, most of the kennel wipes on the market today are treated with a baking soda formula, and other cleaning and deodorizing chemicals. While these are definitely safe to use around pets, and they do a pretty good job of removing built up dirt and clearing away any odor, unfortunately they are not able to kill many of the viruses and bacteria that are harmful to a dog, such as the paro virus.
Especially if you are buying a second hand kennel, or if your pup is very young and hasn’t had all of its shots yet, I would suggest that you use a Clorox bleach solution to clean the kennel with instead.
Clorox Cleanup, for example, combines bleach with soap, and it is perfect to use to scrub a kennel with, and it kills all of those harmful viruses at the same time. Scrub it using this solution, hose the kennel off thoroughly to get rid of any of the residue from the bleach solution, then put your dog kennel in the sun so that it can dry.
If you do this, you can be fairly certain that not only is your kennel clean and sanitized, but it is also free from any harmful bacteria or germs.
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