My DDB x falls over her own feet, walks into doors, bangs her head , trips upstairs etc. youd be concerned about her balance or eye sight wouldnt you?
I was :o...but she can spot a spider at 100 yards and eat it!!! :gag: what id like to know is are spiders poisonous here in uk and can they harm her .....its usually a house spider or a fly she will spot and eat.

No idea, but I do laugh at my dog when he starts randomly snapping into thin air - trying to catch a fly. It's truly comical.

Mine tries to eat escapee crickets all the time, lol.

Spider will do no harm once eaten :)

My cat is obsessed with flies he's even worked out a top S.A.S manouver to bitch slap them to the ground, then eat them.....can't see how they'd be that tasty but doubt it'll do them much harm as long as there wormed regularly ....

Many moons ago when Meg was a young and foolish thing (as opposed to her now old and foolish state) she ate a spider....a second later it was seen crawling back out of her nose :gag: .

Just thought that I would share that with you all :hihi:

oh my god moonbird thats gross!!!! lol lol

Many moons ago when Meg was a young and foolish thing (as opposed to her now old and foolish state) she ate a spider....a second later it was seen crawling back out of her nose :gag: .

Just thought that I would share that with you all :hihi:

That's grim :lol:

It was both gross and grim I can vouch for that :gag:
My sons still talk about it I think they may have incurred lasting emotional trauma from it :hihi:

dogs can react to stings or bites , i always keep some childrens piriton syrup in just incase ,having said that i believe you have to be carefull with dosage, but i do know someone who nearly lost thier dog through a bee sting.if your worried ask your vet next time you go .hope this helps

dont know about dogs but i knew an old woman who swallowed a spider

it riddled and tickled in side her :D

My dog ate one of the childrens stick insects by accident!!! and hes still here a year later, my cat chases spiders and eat them !!!

Brude hates spiders!

They have to be hunted down and stomped on, but sometimes they stick between the pads in your paws and have to be vigorously and hysterically shaken out, then followed up by a 'huff' when they're successfully ejected

*puts name down for a 'normal' dog next time* :help:

Strix you know you love hinm hun you wouldn't want a normal dog lol

I think you're dead right Teeny ;)

:D

my girl eats spiders but also does the most awful thing with worms and slugs she will pick them up throw it back on the floor then squish its guts out by rubbing her whole body on then eats it!!!!

Deadly dog parasite found in city

The parasite infected a Weimaraner dog which needed urgent treatment
A parasite which can cause fatal illness in dogs has been found in Scotland for the first time, scientists have confirmed.

Experts said that the parasite Angiostrongylus vasorum, also known as the 'French heartworm', could be moving north because of climate change.

It is carried by slugs and snails which have increased in number in Scotland because of recent warm temperatures.

Vets in Glasgow recently treated a Weimaraner which had the parasite.

Signs that a dog is infected by the parasite include coughing, breathing difficulties and unexplained bleeding problems, including spontaneous bruising and bleeding into the eye.

The dog had never left Glasgow so it had to have come into contact with the parasite here

Professor John Gilleard

It is thought the one-year-old dog became ill after swallowing a slug infected with the organism or eating grass with a fresh slug trail on it.

The parasite is normally found in south west England, but scientists said it could be moving northwards because of increasing temperatures.

Professor John Gilleard, from the University of Glasgow's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, said: "We found the larvae in the faeces and after running some specialised PCR tests confirmed it was the French heartworm parasite.

"The dog had never left Glasgow so it had to have come into contact with the parasite here."

Staff at the university's vet school urged dog owners to be alert to the symptoms of infection, as dogs can make a full recovery if given the correct treatment.

Small Animal Hospital Vet Jenny Helm, who treated the animal, said: "Dog owners and veterinary surgeons should be aware that the parasite has arrived in Scotland.

"This parasite can cause serious diseases and death is not unknown.

"If owners suspect their dog may be infected with the parasite they should contact their local vet immediately

link:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7492135.stm

thanks pets@home i will watch out for that and there will be no more slug or worm killing as for eating grass i will do my best to stop her doing that.

was going to mention about heartworm, thanks pets@home. anna.x.

the dobermutt isn't interested in bugs or slugs fortunately, but the barmy bengal and rest of the mad feline crew love chomping on moths and creepy crawlies- I always try to rescue the spiders though (or lacewings, if any happen to make it indoors)