with a quick get away, 'cuz Recon would have kicked its butt if he caught it!!!
Spiders can bite more than once, and you don't always know it, and usually the bites are in the same area of the body. (I live in a wooded neighborhood and we have tons of all different kinds of spiders!) Sometimes the bites don't hurt, sometimes they just itch and sometimes they sting/swell like crazy!!
I'm sure he'll be fine, but keep an eye on him because the can also carry staph infections. If it doesn't calm down in a day or two or gets worse, you may want to take him in.
I had a bite on my stomach and it started to spread - big, red, swollen, itchy hive-like things! Ewwww!!! On the second day I went to the walk-in clinic, and they gave me a shot that calmed it down in a couple of hours.
I would imagine they have something similar for doggies...
Poor baby. Meanwhile, if it's as hot
where you are as it is here, I'm sure he's loving the ice packs!