I don't have time to read all the posts right now, but with that kind of wound he needs a tetanus shot and also to be on antibiotics. Especially since the hardware cloth was not new & clean.
About a year and a half ago my husband was trimming our pyracantha and got a small thorn under his skin; it became infected, which then became systemic--all quite rapidly. Long story short, he ended up on IV antibiotics and was sicker than you can even begin to imagine for a couple of weeks. (and many doctor visits)
About a year and a half ago my husband was trimming our pyracantha and got a small thorn under his skin; it became infected, which then became systemic--all quite rapidly. Long story short, he ended up on IV antibiotics and was sicker than you can even begin to imagine for a couple of weeks. (and many doctor visits)