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wnylib

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4. Yeah, cats are definitely slap happy.

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:25 PM

Feb 28

The ones that slapped out candle flames remind me of my Ember. I can never leave the room when I have a lit candle. She slaps at the flame but often not hard enough to put it out. So she singes her paw, licks the paw, and then hits the flame again. I'm afraid that she will get a bad burn that way. Or she might strike at the candle base and knock it over, starting a fire. So I bought a wide cylindrical candle holder that is taller than my candles so she leaves the flame alone.

She does not like anything that burns. When a friend was visiting and lit a cigarette, Ember slapped the cigarette right out of her hand.

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Cats [View all] Bayard Feb 23 OP

The tripod cat tried slapping with his missing limb -- my favorite! Sanity Claws Feb 23 #1

Poor little amputee kitty. :( nt eppur_se_muova Feb 24 #2

Gotta love cats 🐾🐾 these are excellent 💙 thank you TommieMommy Feb 26 #3

Yeah, cats are definitely slap happy. wnylib Feb 28 #4