I Can Has Candle Flame?

Our cat Trinket is an amazing and frustrating animal. First of all, she is polydactyl, which means she has extra digits on her paws, like Hemmingway’s cats in Key West. She uses these extra digits to her advantage to drag her favorite toys all over the house, and to tip over every can of liquid she encounters. We can’t leave any soda cans or beer bottles or wine glasses anywhere unattended or it gets tipped. Did I mention we had new carpet installed before we adopted her?

Also, the cat is absolutely fearless. Not even the vacuum cleaner bothers her. Hot stove tops fascinate the cat, and candles are just something else to toy with. She recently burned off most of her whiskers by playing with a candle. I prove this with this ridiculous video below. Watch as the kitten singes her foot-fur on the candle before snuffing it with her paw.