GSD need help desperately

[GreyhoundGirl]

^_^ Yay, a happy ending after all.

[kuhio98]

My computer won't let me on the site. IMOM, that is.

The problem may be that IMOM has moved their message board to a new site. I have updated the links above. I'm not sure, but you may have to register with a userid and password to access the threads.

[GreyhoundGirl]

" Content advisor" won't allow me to see this site" Darn computer...

[pitc9]

Yippeee!!!

[Blue_Frog]

Originally Posted by GreyhoundGirl:
But YIKES !!! How can a spider do that !!! It looks more like a bear attacked it. I looked it up, the spider is only 3/8 inches long and about 3/16 inches wide. WOW, how could it do that?!? The poor darling... It looks so sad. Hope al healing goes well.

I think it has to do not so much with the venom of the bite, as the following Infection/Necrosis of the skin and sometimes muscle beneath that sometimes can occur (think the flesh eating disease - not the same infection, but sort of the same results).

I feel soooo bad for the poor pup - what a terrible thing to go through!


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse

Most bites are minor with no necrosis. However, a small number of bites produce severe dermonecrotic lesions; rarely the bite may also produce the systemic condition with occasional fatalities.

A minority of bites form a necrotizing ulcer that destroys soft tissue and may take months and very rarely years to heal, leaving deep scars. The damaged tissue will become gangrenous and eventually slough away. The initial bite frequently cannot be felt and there may be no pain, but over time the wound may grow to as large as 10 inches (25 cm) in extreme cases. Bites usually become painful and itchy within 2 to 8 hours, pain and other local effects worsen 12 to 36 hours after the bite with the necrosis developing over the next few days.[5]