Dog vs. Tarantula?

OH my! I'm glad I don't live near you. I have enough problems with hairy spiders in my house and I go nuts every time. I swear they LOOK at me like they are going to jump on me and kill me.

I don't think your dog is going to get sick but keep an eye on him.

This is the most hilarious thing I've read in awhile... but I'm sympathetic. I don't mean to laugh at your terror but you know how it is... =)

You should write a book - no wonder jerk off laughed - your tales hilarious! As long as he didn't eat the poison bit he'll be ok, he may have trouble with his throat though, the hairs on a tarantula are tough and wiry! Actually the poison is in the bite so if he's not got any raised marks on his body and is running around as normal i'd say he's had a lucky escape. He may not have eaten anything at all but maybe just got a few spider hairs down his throat? Hope he's ok, good luck.

There is some information about the hairs on the tarantula being very irritating - and in some rodents, lethal. Although it doesn't sound as if they are very poisonous otherwise, that might matter to a small dog.

I think it would be worth a call to the ASPCA poison hotline, as unusual as this is, I'd be willing to bet it isn't the first time they've heard of it - and it does sound like you need more information soon...

Good luck - i hope your dog's OK, and thanks for the great story!

all i can say is i'm glad it was u and not mee!! i am not fond of big spiders no matter what people say.my dogs go after anything that scurrys accross the floor and pounces on whatever it is like mice,bird,chipmunks and of course 8 legget freaks.not as big as urs since i am in canada but some brown and black ones.i'm sure ur dogs will be fine. mine attacked a huge gardner snake as it was lunging for him, and also snatched a bird right out of the air so he is fine. it is in most dogs natures to get whatever is not suppose to be near their family whether it is in the house or outside. good for ur dogs and watch out for those spiders.

That vet sounds like a jerk! It's very unprofessional for him to just laugh. You're not the only one who gets worried when their pets eat spiders.

I think he'll be fine, though. Dogs eat all sorts of bugs and they don't get sick. If notice anything different about him though (his behaviour, his health etc) take him to the vet.

I advise you to still call your vet just in case any of us are wrong here, though.

Like Golden Girl said, I WOULD HAVE PAID TO SEE THIS!

I hate spiders! AHH! I have a funny story about them

So my Peepah (granddad) sends me a birthday gift this year (MARCH 21) and i open it. I scream. There is a TARANTULA MODEL on the cover and its fuzzy and everything!

Back to your question,

NO i dont think i would hurt him BUT i would take him to the vet anyways.

LOL that made me laugh so hard, because I would have done the exact same thing. I would have been hanging from the ceiling fan, or in the car barreling down the street lol. I think your Doxie will be fine!!

LOL I would have paid to see this you know!

Good for your dogs! I'm not a spider lover either!

I am to believe that even a spider such as a Tarantula do have venom but I don't think it is deadly. It is just enough to paralize their prey.

I think Patch will be ok. I had a Dachshund do the same thing with a mouse one day and she is ok.

Umm I don't quite understand your question but I'm sorry but I hate any sort of spiders so hurrah if the scorpian killed the stupid thing!