Kacey Musgraves’ canine, Pepper, is a hero.

Musgraves, 36, revealed through her Instagram Tales on Sunday, October 27, that her loyal companion is recovering at dwelling after getting bitten by a timber rattlesnake. Beforehand, the “Sluggish Burn” singer had shared that Pepper “had truthfully saved” her from stepping on the snake whereas barefoot throughout a current stroll. 

“Copperhead: 1, Pepper: 0,” Musgraves wrote in her Tales, per Leisure Weekly.

The nation star rushed the Australian cattle canine to the vet to be handled with antivenom, and posted a number of photographs and movies exhibiting Pepper with an IV. 

“The chunk made her torpid,” she stated in her Tales. “Those that have Blue Heelers know they ain’t ever this calm.”

As of Sunday, Pepper was nonetheless in relaxation mode.

“She’s dwelling and sleeping so much / on ache meds and getting a number of love,” Musgraves reported whereas posting a sequence of snapshots of Pepper mendacity on a mattress. The Grammy-winning musician added: “Thank god for good canines.”

She posted one picture seemingly snapped on the vet’s workplace, the place somebody opened Pepper’s mouth to disclose bruising on her gums. 

“That is wild however the vet was exhibiting me how the within of her mouth and all down her neck is so bruised from that rattling snakebite,” Musgraves captioned the pic.

Again in March, Musgraves launched her sixth studio album, Deeper Nicely, and launched into a world tour afterward. A live performance movie primarily based on the tour premiered on Amazon Prime earlier this month.

On Sunday, Musgraves additionally took to Instagram to share photos and movies of her life using horses within the countryside and spending time with Pepper within the studio.

“October’s practically over. 🤎,” she wrote in a caption. “Right here’s to seeing twilight extra typically – whether or not you rise up for it or are already up , extra dawn rides (and low on stated dawn rides), recent sourdough handmade by a pal, courageous canines that prevent from stepping on a rattlesnake you didn’t see in your again porch, new songs, and all the opposite little sprinkles.”

Musgraves’ followers shared their assist within the remark part.

“Pepper is the goodest woman, hope she will get nicely quickly,” one fan wrote, whereas one other remarked, “Pepper giving all of it and never asking for something in return.”

Earlier that day, the singer dumped extra pics on the grid — this time, revealing her spooky Halloween festivities. She dressed as a fairy for the event, full with an ethereal inexperienced minidress and wings in addition to a tiara. Her visitors included mannequin Karen Elson and different music trade folks.

Musgraves, who loves a pun, wrote: “fairy good time.”