As long as there isn’t too much tension on the incision, it should heal given some time. Problem with incisions occur when they are over motion areas like joints or continually irritated by the patient. Keep it clean and protected. Older dogs heal slower. Wire is evil.
Consider one vest and a shell belt for different gauges. Keeps the weight around your waist. But I am all for extra equipment. Whatever you choose will be right for you.
Very painful to comprehend once I watched that episode. Why subject your dog to a likely danger? Must be some pheasants elsewhere.
The situation was so preventable.
Never judge a man until you have walked in his shoes. There is a seat at my table for you BB. God Bless
My grandfather would say, Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. It is the people we meet in our lives that make life special.
Best visual was a sunset on an endless fresh cut wheat field. Best audible was geese honking, mallards quacking, coyotes yipping and elk bugling all at the same time early morning.