There are many reasons why Sally and I have decided we won't have children. One of those reasons has become glaringly clear: I am a worrier (you may have been able to tell this about me from previous posts). I don't think that I will get a good night's sleep until Arrow's restriction on licking her wound is lifted. Everytime she makes a sound, I hear it. If we put a t-shirt on her, she can sometimes get to the lower part of her wound and lick it. If we put the e-collar on her, she smacks her lips throughout the night. Everytime, I hear it. Last night I couldn't do it anymore. I slept in the guest room. I shut the door. Left my wife with Arrow (she can sleep through anything--another item for our list of reasons), and slept like a baby.