I guess you could try to find something to cover it with...or use a wet sponge or something where you can control what parts of you get wet better. [There's a slight shrug at that, as if he can't help her too much more on the issue of not getting feathers yet. All his pointers were for fur, and his responses regarding feathers have been somewhat limited so far.]

I think grooming tools would definitely be good if you've got feathers, though. They seem like they'd be weirder to care for than fur or scales, and you don't want to bend them the wrong way or something.