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.

A bite from a brown recluse spider, or Loxosceles reclusa, can be mild or severe and may require medical attention. The toxins from this spider’s bite can cause tissue death. Bites from the ...