WIBU to re-home my dog?

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She just ate a huge spider and is now trying to lick me. I'm genuinely concerned it may come crawling back out of her mouth 🤢

I know the obvious solution to a huge spider in the house is to burn it down, but, of course, I'm not going to set her on fire, so I don't see I have any other option.

To avoid drip feeding, she also regularly eats the cat poo out of the litter box (including the litter attached), so I think I've been pretty lenient so far

Surely that is number 1 reason to keep a dog????? To rid you of spiders.

Don't you just need to give her a bird to swallow? I'm sure I saw somewhere, probably Super Vet, that it will then eat the spider that crawled down inside her.

Hmmm, yes I see your point, but I would rather catch them and put them outside (while silently screaming and trying not to cry, of course). I don't like things dying in my house.
The cat usually fails miserably sometimes catches them, but lindly leaves the corpses for me to clear away, so I least I know she won't vomit half digested spider on me during the night!

Does the type of bird matter? Are you suggesting that the spider is still alive and it crawling back out is actually a possible scenario??

I suspect Bexley is suggesting that your old dog swallowed the spider to catch the fly that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. I fear you may need to keep an eye on your cat tonight...

I would suggest a size appropriate bird, so not a seagull if your dog is a chihuahua.

Why else would a dog swallow a spider, if not to catch the fly?

Best... thread... ever

YABVU. If I got a dog from the dogs home this is exactly the sort of thing I would want to know about it so that I could adopt a different dog.

Can you do some kind of Heimlich manoeuvre outside? Give her some chocolate to come up with spider?

Sounds reasonable no?

I caught my dog eating the 💩 out of my babys nappy! I had put the nappy on the toilet seat lid, turned round to put baby in the bath and could hear smacking of lips and see a wagging tail 🤢 and the dog had the gall to look all sad when i took it away from him.

🙄 for fuck's sake OP, calm down!
You don't need to rehome or set fire to your dog, just do an aerosol 'blow torch' with hairspray and a lighter down her throat! Such hysteria on MN these days....

Poor spider.

I hate spiders, send your dog this way!

A Labrador, is she?

Aren't spiders the ones who wriggle and jiggle, @TimeIhadaNameChange? I don't know why she would swallow a fly, though. They can't provide much nourishment.
I'm more concerned she may skip the cat and go straight for a cow or a goat, although I'm not sure she knows how to get to the nearest farm, so I may be overreacting a little bit.

Not a chihuahua, but a seagull may be a stretch anyway. Perhaps a good idea to start stretching stomach, though, if she's working her way up to a horse to show the old lady how it's done.

Doggy Heimlich and an aerosol blow torch? I knew Mumsnet was the right place to ask about this. Maybe a combination of both. Pop it out and cremate it mid air

I think I love you, OP. What a thread.

I agree, @Beamur. I did try to stop her, but then the cat went over to have a look, so she chomped it up quickly because she doesn't like to share

She's on her way, @HobnobBob! Hope you have a good life together

Just wait for tomorrow and count how many legs are left dangling out of her bum when she tries to poop. All eight - run!

@samewitches

Exactly! You’re the voice of reason on this thread!

No, not a Labrador, @ChardonnaysPrettySister. Are they known for living out nursery rhymes?

No, for eating anything in sight.

@fourquenelles

If those legs get stuck, the OP will have to put on her marigolds and do a little manual excavation.

Simple solution is to have the dog quickly eat some bubble gum. Next time she farts the spider should come out trapped in a little balloon and just float away. Problem solved

at the competitive spider eating! No, it's mine, yum yum.
My Mums old dog was fond of the cat tray nuggets too, sooo vile.

I knew dogs ate their own vomit, but other people's/animal's poo??? Seriously?? I genuinely feel bilious.

And the thought of a spider coming out the other end 😫.

If she half poops out a spider, it'll be HobnobBob's problem now