Mickey is a "Peg Leg"

My baby Mickey gave us a scare last night. I was in the back yard with her & noticed she was limping, pulling her front paw up. I examined it & didn't see anything but she kept limping, so I checked again. Whenever I would get close to touching it she would try to bite me. Not a good sign. I found something that could've been a thorn or some kind of stinger. Within 5-10 minutes she was laying on the floor and wouldn't come to me when I called her, wouldn't even lift her head, and I knew something must've bit her. I called the vet which was closing in minutes & they said to go to the Vet Emergency Hospital which didn't open for 40 more minutes! We were stuck in the "closed" zone. Ugh. So Dad & I jumped in the car with her to go to the hospital. About 1/2 way there she became listless and was panting. At one point her tongue was hanging out & I was afraid she was having a hard time breathing. Really scary now, and then the traffic slowed to almost a stop...with 2 miles to go. I was praying at this point. Literally seconds after I prayed, she perked up! She was not normal yet, but better. We made it to the emergency vet & even thought they were closed, I went to the door & knocked. The nurse came to the door & asked what was wrong, and at this point Mickey was wagging her tail! I was starting to breath normally. I'm sure the nurse thought I was nuts, but in those minutes that everything is happening, you are thinking the worst & don't know what will happen. About 20 mins. later they opened & Mickey saw the Dr. They said she probably was biten by something, shaved her paw & examined it, then gave her a shot for the pain & inflammation. Except for some tenderness on her paw, she was back to my bouncey Mickey. But now I have to call her Peg Leg. Check out her paws:

EDIT: 10/13/08, I just called the vet to let them know what happened & so that they could add the info to her file. I explained how she had been deteriorating quickly, and then suddenly just seemed to pop out of it. I said, "Does that happen? Is that normal?" She paused for a few seconds, then said, "no not really, that doesn't usually happen." So, is it coincidence that she seemed to spring back to life within 30 seconds of praying? I think not. Thank you Jesus.