TotalCare for Kennels, Animal Welfare & Veterinary Practices

V-TUF TotalCare for kennels, animal welfare facilities and veterinary practices

Running a boarding kennel, rescue centre, cattery or veterinary practice means your cleaning equipment has to work every day. A broken pressure washer during an AWHLA inspection. A failed hot-water unit when kennel runs need disinfecting after a parvovirus outbreak. These are not inconveniences — they are licence risks and compliance failures.

V-TUF TotalCare removes that risk. One monthly payment covers the machine, the annual service, breakdown cover and the compliance documentation your inspection regime requires. If the machine breaks down, we fix it. If it’s off for more than the agreed period, you get a loan machine.

From £149/month. Machine included. Serviced annually. Breakdown covered. Inspection documentation provided.

Why the animal welfare sector needs TotalCare

AWHLA 2018 compliance — licence renewal is directly linked to hygiene standards

The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 requires local authorities to inspect and star-rate boarding establishments. Hygiene standards — including the cleaning equipment used and how it is maintained — are assessed directly. A machine with no maintenance record, or a yard where the pressure washer has been out of service, is a star-rating risk. TotalCare’s annual safety inspection and maintenance log is the documented evidence your inspector needs to see.

Parvovirus, kennel cough and biosecurity — hot water is not optional

Cold water pressure washing removes visible soiling. It does not kill parvovirus. Kennel cough bacteria. Ringworm spores. Hot water at the correct temperature, combined with appropriate disinfectant, is the APHA-recommended disinfection protocol for boarding facilities. TotalCare covers a hot-water pressure washer — maintained, serviced and reliable.

Owner-managed operations — maintenance expertise you don’t have in-house

Most kennels and rescue centres are owner-managed. The person who cleans the runs is also the person managing bookings, feeding, grooming and administration. Finding a qualified engineer to service industrial cleaning equipment — and knowing when it needs servicing — is not what you do. TotalCare handles it. Your machine is serviced on schedule. You don’t need to think about it.

The cost comparison that resonates

At £149/month, V-TUF TotalCare costs approximately the same as a part-time kennel assistant’s weekly wage. It’s an operating cost — no capital outlay, no depreciation, no surprise repair invoices. For kennels already managing tight monthly margins, this framing changes the decision entirely.

For veterinary practices

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Practice Standards Scheme assesses hygiene standards in clinical and preparation areas. A machine breakdown in a veterinary prep room or recovery area has immediate reputational and compliance consequences. TotalCare’s breakdown cover and loan machine guarantee means your practice is never without working cleaning equipment during an inspection period or a busy clinical day.

The annual safety inspection and maintenance record TotalCare provides is also directly relevant to RCVS documentation requirements for premises maintenance.