At 01:17 AM 3/29/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I frequently am scratched by my hawk.  To prevent infection from her
>filthy talons, I use table sugar topically.

Honey would also work in the same manner. As would Vitamin E, the kind that
is encapsulated for supplement use is a great small portable skin problem
fixer-upper--just prick with a needle and squeeze a drop onto the
"boo-boo". It very sticky, but works wonders.


Willow