I have been there a couple times (no Money) thankfully family memners were able to help. You feel horriable and the cost of pet insurance is also out of your reach also. The fact that she found our site and asked for help is to her credit. Seems that some of us are getting to uncompassionate for the peoples feelings . I have noticed it on several threads lately. People come here for help and family ,not to be attacked. Maybe it's becouse it's a media that no one really knows you. face to face I don't think the things being said would be.
As Karen reminds us we are family and be nice.

Glad to hear that the dog is getting better , you did a good job taking care of the problem. Is it possible the dog got it's coller stuck on some thing and in it's twisting it cut in to the neck and you missed the cut for a day or two? The humidaty there can cause infection to grow rapidly.