Kacey Musgraves has credited her dog Pepper for stopping her from stepping on a venomous snake.
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, the singer-songwriter shared that her Australian Cattle Dog, often known as a Blue Heeler, was recovering after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake.
Kacey recounted how she had rushed Pepper to the vet to be treated with anti-venom and her loyal pet was still recovering from the ordeal.
“The bite made her lethargic. Those who have Blue Heelers know they ain’t ever this calm,” the Golden Hour hitmaker wrote in one post.
While alongside a snap of Pepper resting, she added, “She’s home and sleeping a lot / on pain meds and getting lots of love. Thank god for good dogs.”
And in another update, Kacey described how Pepper’s mouth was bruised because of the bite.
“This is wild but the vet was showing me how the inside of her mouth and all down her neck is so bruised from that damn snakebite,” the 36-year-old explained.
Kacey returned to Instagram on Monday to share a series of snaps from over the past month. The post included images of her riding horses at dawn and holding Pepper on her lap while sitting in a recording studio.
“October’s nearly over,” she mused. “Here’s to seeing twilight more often – whether you get up for it or are already up, more sunrise rides (and coffee on said sunrise rides), fresh sourdough handmade by a friend, brave dogs that save you from stepping on a rattlesnake you didn’t see on your back porch, new songs, and all the other little sprinkles.”
