In the rescue, you need to be sure you are using the right disinfectant – only a few will get the Panleukopenia or Parvo virus. Alcohol sanitizers do not get Panleukopenia, and bleach is not good enough to shut the virus down with an outbreak.
ANYTHING touched by the infected animals MUST be THOROUGHLY cleaned using one of the listed cleaners, unless you want to infect the rest of your current and future cats. Panleuk can live in the environment and on surfaces for MANY years-just like parvo for dogs. By Shell Stirling
Bleach won’t penetrate the fat or feces to kill the virus; it just sterilizes the surface.
DISINFECTION OF HOME
The safest and most effective cleaner against Panleuk that we have found in our exhaustive research is RESCUE. Rescue fights panleuk even on porous surfaces and skin – Bleach (which is the third most effective cleaner against panleuk) does not. It is expensive but worth the price.
RESCUE Disinfectant Concentrate 32 oz bottle
1 gallon
https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Disinfectant-Concentrate-Gallon/dp/B00B9G3ZJM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1495466871&sr=1-1&keywords=rescue+cleaner
TEK-TROL by BioTek Industries Inc
Parvo virus can remain in soil up to 7 years. Tek-Trol is one of the products known to eliminate parvo virus from the soil.
Virkon S by DuPont
- Virkon® is a highly effective, broad-spectrum disinfectant
- Kills 99.99% of major bacteria and viruses within minutes
- Proven to kill bacteria and fungi in less than 5 minutes and parvovirus in less than 10 minutes
- The Powder and Tabs are easy to store
- Safe for use in industrial, agricultural and other animal facilities
OXIVIR
Oxivir Tb licensed their recipe from RESCUE so it is JUST as effective – the only difference is Oxivir has a slightly higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide and its price is much cheaper.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NKRZ74/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The second best is Norwex. Their silver-infused mop and cloths worke wonders. Unfortunately they CAN NOT be used on electric items, carpet, or furniture, rescue & oxivir can.
CLOTH
http://sonyaeckel.norwex.biz/en_US/customer/shop/product-detail/101665
MAP SYSTEM
Chlorhexidine
MORE INFORMATION & RESOURCES FOR HOME DISINFECTION
https://www.revivalanimal.com/pet-health/disinfectants/learning-center
How to Clean and Disinfect after Panleukopenia
How to Clean and Disinfect after Panleukopenia – Fostering Cats