For the sake of your cat, your plant, and your clean floors, it's best to put your spider plant in a place where Kitty can't reach it, but there's no need to panic if your pet ingests a few bites.

"My notes say I had necrotising fasciitis secondary to a spider bite," he added. A scar now runs from his wrist to his armpit. "Everyone knocks the NHS," he said. "But they pulled out all the ...