When Birdie had her dental work done the other day, the vet shaved a spot on her leg for an IV, exposing some skin. Birdie insists on taking care of it in the traditional way, by licking the dickens out of it, thereby preventing the regrowth of hair on the site. Yesterday we put a cone on her to keep her away from it. She looked so pathetic that today we're trying something else -- Emily's baby sock.