WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE NOTES. I WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER (AT LEAST THE DR ASSUMES IT WAS LAST YEAR AND ENDED UP AT ER. AN AREA THE SIZE OF MY HAND WAS SWOLLEN, RED AND ITCHED LIKE CRAZY. DR SAID WOULD GRADUALLY EASE AND CLEAR UP. IT DID AND THEN THIS USMMER WHEN IT STARTED GETTING HOT, THAT SAME AREA ITCHES AND IS COVERED WITH SMALL, HARD BUMPS. NO SWELLING THIS TIME, JUST RED( COULD BE BECAUSE IT ITCHES AND I SCRATCH IT). HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THIS? MY CATS DO GO OUTSIDE AND ROAM THE WOODS AROUND MY HOUSE. NOW I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT SPIDERS THAN COYOTES. ---- LauraM <[email protected]> wrote: > I was bitten by one last November. My wound didn't become necrotic - but the > swollen area was about 10" in diameter, it was tremendously painful and I > have a discolored & noticeable concavity in my leg at the bite site which > will probably be permanent. Since that time I have suffered from constant > exhaustion along with muscle spasms in the affected leg that are sometimes > non-stop. > So, I am always on the lookout for them. Interesting - I would love to see > the research if you would kindly email it to me. > > --- On Sat, 7/10/10, Ana Gutierrez <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Ana Gutierrez <[email protected]> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic > anemia > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 11:53 PM > > > Dears, > > I keep thinking of how fast I lost Beltza, and hence I keep researching. > Just to find out that is very weird*, but that the bite of a *Loxosceles > reclusa* causes hemolytic anemia. > > *weird in adults, not that weird in children -- I would say, not that weird > in our cats. > > I don't know if these spiders are common where you live, but please google a > pic of them so you can recognize it --and kill it--- when you see one. > Please don't expose your kitties to this bug. > > Best, > Ana > > PS. If someone wants the original scientific papers I've read, let me know, > so I can email them > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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