My dog got attacked. Any veterinarians here?

[jilln]

He got puncture wounds around his eye and neck. I took him to the vet last night and she cleaned the wounds and gave me antibiotics and pain pills.

This morning he looked much worse. It's like one side of his face is hanging off his skull. I took him back to the vet and she told me that apparently one of the bites hit a nerve and he has some paralysis. At first she said it might get better and it might not, only time will tell. By the end of the visit she was saying she thought it would get better. I felt like she was just saying that so I'd have some hope. I thought nerve damage was pretty irreversible.