Spiders

  • “A venomous black widow spider bite triggers muscle spasms and paralysis. Other symptoms can include severe pain, difficulty breathing, and loss of coordination”

  • “Your pet can be bitten by a black widow indoors or outside. Younger and older pets are at increased risk of fatal complications from a black widow bite. A dog or cat bitten by a black widow spider must be treated with anti-venom, supportive therapy, and other medications as necessary”

  • “A brown recluse spider bite is necrotizing -- meaning the bite wound will ulcerate and cause destruction of surrounding soft tissue. Some pets show no symptoms from the bite of a brown recluse, but when symptoms are present, they often include several hours of intense pain at the site of the bite.”

  • “Routine wound care is given for brown recluse bites unless the pet is very ill, in which case he must be hospitalized to receive proper care”

  • https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/06/21/black-widow-spider-bite.aspx

Brown Recluse and Black Widow Spider Bites (Transcript) By Dr. Karen Becker

http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/ExpertInterviewTranscripts/Dr_Becker-Spider-Bites_transcript.pdf

Black Widow Spider Bite Poisoning in Dogs

https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/cardiovascular/c_dg_black_widow_bite

Brown Recluse Spider Bite Poisoning in Dogs

https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/skin/c_dg_brown_recluse_bite?page=show