Cosmo got singed

[The Duchess]

Cosmo's fine - he's been out frolicking in the sun all day and is now knackered snoozing on the back of the chair.  

Some time ago, his sister Jessie singed her whiskers when she poked her nose in a tea light her whiskers have been curly ever since.  Hope they've both learnt their lesson now but they're both soooo nosy

Note to self: do not leave curious kitties alone with an open flame, just in case...

[Tiggy's Mum]

Can anyone smell burning 

Sorry Glad there's no lasting damage 

[Janeyk]

ooh poor Cosmo 

[Gillian Harvey]

The smell is terrible isnt it?  Gyspy set her tail alight on the gas hob and she stood there on the worktop with her tail straight up in the air, in flames, completely oblivious, until I flung myself at her of course LOL! She was persian too - so it was just the fur, not skin, looking a bit odd for a while though!

[woodlandcats]

O dear, I had that once, or at least, my cat.
I left my then OH Dec 9 and at Xmas, I was kinda lonely celebrating with 2 of my kids. I had wax lights outside and suddenly I saw my cat's tail in flames. I was crying so hard, all my grieve over this sad period came out. But it was a persian and only his hair got burned a bit.
I quite panic now with cats and candles

[The Duchess]

  sigh, the boy went and done it last night. 

We had candles lit in the fireplace, Cosmo saunters over for a treat and lays his tail on top of a lit candle we scooted him out of the way pdq but the smell of singed tail fur was really, strong. 

Fortunately, the fur wasn't actually burnt, just feels a bit rough in a little patch on the back - a bit like melted plastic   So, Cosmo's fine - but we've had to air the sitting room big time.  He really is a stoopid lump.

Just a reminder to be really careful with lit candles when the furries are around   (At the moment he's out guarding the frogs in next door's pond.)