oops

babykitten

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
Apr 23, 2006
Messages
19
Purraise
0
Location
florida
i was cleaning and my candle on the table was lit i wasnt paying attention my kitten was sniffing it and burnt its wisker like hairs above her eyes will she be ok?
 

momof3rugratz

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Mar 23, 2006
Messages
8,908
Purraise
1
Location
Clinton, Utah
OMG is there redness... I think I would call the vet. Sorry I might over reat but I would go to ER. Sorry I think if I worry about her being burned or something I would go...
 

callista

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Apr 6, 2006
Messages
3,152
Purraise
86
I dunno... if all she's done is singed her whiskers, and the fur closer to her skin is fine, I don't think she's hurt (except possibly for her pride). If there's singed fur, though, and not just whiskers, at least call the vet.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #5

babykitten

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
Apr 23, 2006
Messages
19
Purraise
0
Location
florida
her wisker like hair is only like singed she didnt cry or anything so maybe she learned a lesson is her hairs like nerves?
 

buzbyjlc10

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Jul 14, 2005
Messages
1,981
Purraise
5
Location
State College, PA and Haddon Township, NJ
I agree if the fur isn't singed you should be ok... but keep an eye on her skin and her breathing just in case and if ANYTHING looks out of sorts, hit the vet.... I think maybe you both learned a lesson (I'm in no way trying to be mean here!!) - PLEASE dont have hazzardous things like lit candles in places your kitty can access... one thing that can make candles at least a little more safe is one of those candle warmers: it's basically a little hot plate that you plug in and put the un-lit candle on... the wax still melts so there is the danger of hot wax and you'll still wanna keep it out of the way, but there's no fire... I keep mine on the kitchen counter because not only is Oliver not allowed up there, but my apartment kitchen is so small, he cant get enough oompf to get up the one time he tried, haha....
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #7

babykitten

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
Apr 23, 2006
Messages
19
Purraise
0
Location
florida
i relocated it to the top shelf on my desk
 

charmed654321

TCS Member
Alpha Cat
Joined
Mar 15, 2006
Messages
673
Purraise
1
Please don't underestimate what a kitten can do or where they can get into.

Having lit candles around with a kitten that young is very dangerous, and that's not a good idea. Your home needs to be kittenproof for a while.

Please don't burn the candles for a while until she's older. You're lucky she didn't really get hurt this time.
 

katiemae1277

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Nov 28, 2005
Messages
20,445
Purraise
17
Location
NE OH
I have candles all over my house and I've never had a kitty investigate, but mx ex-sister-in-law's cat would sometimes stick his tail right in the flame! he never got burned, but she eventually had to stop lighting candles
cats do the darndest things (see my post about electrical cords
)
 
Top