Come on!!! I can't believe a doctor told her that the Yorkie saved her life licking her wounds. I think she stretched the truth a little with this one -or hopefully, she misunderstood the doctor. But, please don't tell me that any doctor would say that!
It's an old wives tale (hope no one believes it anymore) that dog's licking a wound would help a wound heal. The truth of the matter is that a dog's mouth or anyone's mouth is filled with bacteria and rather than clean can cause a more serious wound or infection. It's true that this usually doesn't happen, but a dog's mouth is not clean and certainly has no healing properities. If you don't believe this -- just ask any infectious disease specialist....
Dogs do love to lick any area that is bleeding... this is probably just a part of their carnivorous instinct.
I'm glad your friend survived her spider bites...no fun! I was bitten by a black widow spider when I was a child and certainly was sick for a day or two. (We know it was a black widow spider because my mother killed it.)
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