Don't know if it's been proven

[Hazelnut]

 

[Two on Tour]

These experts would not be experts in selling dog shampoo and nail clippers would they.

 

[Gellyneck]

Also saw on the News this morning that you really should be washing the packaging before putting food away in fridge \ freezer \ cupboards!

 

[Potty]

Also saw on the News this morning that you really should be washing the packaging before putting food away in fridge \ freezer \ cupboards!

Or, alternatively put your shopping in isolation for 24 hours. Shopped yesterday, took out anything needed immediately and stuff that needed to go in the fridge, wiped it and put it away. The rest is sitting in the MH in the bags. Will make sure the fridge is on next week so that can be used too.

Also, read the front and back pages of the newspaper, throw it away, wash your hands and then read the rest. They are machine folded, so uncontaminated.

 

[The Wino]

I thought everyone was doing that already. I thought I was getting ocd yesterday when I found myself spraying a aubergine with dilute bleach then washing it/drying before putting it in the fridge but think next time you go shopping how many people rummage through the box trying to find the best one!!!!. I think for food packed in hard plastic it's supposed to be up to 3 days if you put it in the fridge I don't think there are any studies but I would have thought it likely that the virus will live longer.
Just realised I meant washing food and packaging not the ?. I think the dog thing is probably wrong after all if you wash it once a week what happens the day after if it picks something up. We are being careful to keep ours on the lead if there are other ones around after all it's a bit like taking your hearth rug and rubbing it against someone elses probably not recommended at the moment!

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[Potty]

I thought everyone was doing that already. I thought I was getting ocd yesterday when I found myself spraying a aubergine with dilute bleach then washing it/drying before putting it in the fridge but think next time you go shopping how many people rummage through the box trying to find the best one!!!!. I think for food packed in hard plastic it's supposed to be up to 3 days if you put it in the fridge I don't think there are any studies but I would have thought it likely that the virus will live longer.
Just realised I meant washing food and packaging not the ?. I think the dog thing is probably wrong after all if you wash it once a week what happens the day after if it picks something up. We are being careful to keep ours on the lead if there are other ones around after all it's a bit like taking your hearth rug and rubbing it against someone elses probably not recommended at the moment!

Don’t think I would use bleach, however well diluted on fruit or veg, after all you wouldn’t drink it.

Passed this info on to family and friends and was very surprised when my OCD DIL replied that she had never even thought of washing the shopping.

 

[tonka]

I think the RSPCA have given out some advise that you CANNOT catch Corona off your pets.
Apparently they have been receiving lots of dumped animals

I am with Two on tour, great thread to be started by a supplier...

 

[Potty]

I think the RSPCA have given out some advise that you CANNOT catch Corona off your pets.
Apparently they have been receiving lots of dumped animals

I am with Two on tour, great thread to be started by a supplier...

I think we are going to see a lot of dumped animals, especially from those who have little or no outside space. One walk a day is no good if you are in that situation.

 

[Two on Tour]

One walk a day is no good if you are in that situation.

I don't think I will be reporting our neighbours for walking their dogs more than once a day.

 

[Hollyberry]

I wouldn’t use bleach on fruit or veg. I half fill the sink with cold water and add vinegar, leave the fruit and veg in it for 5 minutes, then dry on a clean tea towel. I was told in a food hygiene course that vinegar changes the Ph of the surface, making it more difficult for bacteria to live. I’m guessing it would stop a virus living on the surface too.

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[Emmit]

Also saw on the News this morning that you really should be washing the packaging before putting food away in fridge \ freezer \ cupboards!

I'm looking for some sanitising soap to wash the bottles of, er? sanitising soap that I've bought.

 

[violet]

My daughter gets her dog to stand in a diluted dettol solution so she can wash it's feet after each walk. It's not that she thinks the dog might get Covid 19 but that the virus might be on the dog's feet and she doesn't want it brought into the house.

 

[ctc]

Our dog has given me nearly as many infections as the grandchildren.

 

[Potty]

I'm looking for some sanitising soap to wash the bottles of, er? sanitising soap that I've bought.

Hot soapy water should do the trick. Rinse with very hot water or scald with boiling.

 

[Potty]

My daughter gets her dog to stand in a diluted dettol solution so she can wash it's feet after each walk. It's not that she thinks the dog might get Covid 19 but that the virus might be on the dog's feet and she doesn't want it brought into the house.

Might try that with ours But ours is so stupid, he would probably drink it!

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[simbadog]

I steam clean mine after every walk

 

[haganap]

I think people should be banned from reporting these things without the clinical evidence to back their "theories" at best up. These types of stories lead to animal shelters being overwhelmed with nervous owners that believe this stuff. It's fake news...

 

[The Coops]

I think that people are getting crossed wires over Alabama Rot and C Virus. One kills dogs the other humans

 

[Emmit]

Hot soapy water should do the trick. Rinse with very hot water or scald with boiling.

Hot soapy water should do the trick. Rinse with very hot water or scald with boiling.

But the soap is in the dispenser I've just bought. The song, "There's a hole in my bucket" comes to mind.

 

[The Wino]

Don’t think I would use bleach, however well diluted on fruit or veg, after all you wouldn’t drink it.

Passed this info on to family and friends and was very surprised when my OCD DIL replied that she had never even thought of washing the shopping.

don't you effectively drink it very diluted all the time if your water is chlorinated.

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[Potty]

don't you effectively drink it very diluted all the time if your water is chlorinated.

Yes, but very diluted. I seem to remember that Milton was recommended for washing veg but thorough rinsing was recommended. You can’t rinse off any that has soaked in, especially on soft fruit.

 

[The Wino]

Yes, but very diluted. I seem to remember that Milton was recommended for washing veg but thorough rinsing was recommended. You can’t rinse off any that has soaked in, especially on soft fruit.

Yes as I said it was just seeing everyone rummage through the box of aubergines!!!. The concentration recommend by the CDC in the states is pretty low 2 teaspoons a pint the effect is supposed to be straight away and it rinses off fairly easy.

 

[Steve N Tracy]

I expect if your pets can carry the virus so can house flys, and other insects, you will run yourself in circles trying to eradicate every chance encounter, just take sensible steps to lower the risk.

 

[MattR]

I wouldn’t use bleach on fruit or veg. I half fill the sink with cold water and add vinegar, leave the fruit and veg in it for 5 minutes, then dry on a clean tea towel. I was told in a food hygiene course that vinegar changes the Ph of the surface, making it more difficult for bacteria to live. I’m guessing it would stop a virus living on the surface too.

There doesn't seem to be any evidence that vinegar disinfects CV-19.

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[Mrsambulancekidd]

My daughter gets her dog to stand in a diluted dettol solution so she can wash it's feet after each walk. It's not that she thinks the dog might get Covid 19 but that the virus might be on the dog's feet and she doesn't want it brought into the house.

Dettol is poison to a dog...…….Ordinary soap would do the job perfectly, please ask her to stop doing this.

Might try that with ours But ours is so stupid, he would probably drink it!

Please don't........

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[Potty]

Dettol is poison to a dog...…….Ordinary soap would do the job perfectly, please ask her to stop doing this.


Please don't........

Thanks for that info. I wouldn’t have done it anyway.

 

[denisejoe]

Coronavirus: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

The Bronx Zoo in New York says this case of human-to-animal transmission appears to be unique.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Shrimp]

Apparently Nuns (there were no nurses) washed their hands in vinegar between Plague victims, to slow the contamination down.

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

Apparently Nuns (there were no nurses) washed their hands in vinegar between Plague victims, to slow the contamination down.

Maybe so but they didn't know how it was spread or how to deal with it, the plague wasn't spread by touch.
I think science has moved on a little since then.?

 

[The Wino]

Apparently Nuns (there were no nurses) washed their hands in vinegar between Plague victims, to slow the contamination down.

I think they also thought lots of strange things about health matters. As an acid it might well kill microbes but so would bleach as an alkali.

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