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Foot bath in a veterinary surgical center
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Foot bath in a veterinary surgical center

    An impromptu foot bath using a cat litter tray with paper toweling soaked in bleach. Other commonly used disinfectants for foot baths include potassium peroxymonosulfate and 4% formaldehyde. Foot baths are useful in veterinary premises, kennels, farms, shelters, etc, during any infectious disease outbreak where indirect transmission of the pathogen is known or suspected.

Courtesy of Dr. Diane D. Addie.