Oh guys 😭😭😭😭
I have two Siamese cats which are my life - I adore them so much.
I have a 2 week old baby (first time mum) who has been ill since birth with various problems - first he wouldn't eat, then had blood in his sick now has a really bad cold so is struggling to breathe.
Day before yesterday I boiled some water and put it in a bowl on the window sill in the kitchen to cool so I could clean baby's eyes as they are sticky - cats are not allowed in kitchen and the door is always shut. I was washing the dishes and in comes the one cat and jumps up onto the window sill and stands in the boiling water - he knocks the bowl over and runs away. I followed him with a cool cloth and checked his feet and they seemed fine. He didn't cry or fuss and was begging for treats straight away.
I've noticed tonight he is burnt super bad on the inside of his leg. I'm crying my eyes out 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I didn't even realise and now I feel so bad I am the worst person in the world.
I will take him to the vets tomorrow but I could cry and cry and cry.
Everything seems against me 😥
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Ashleighc01 · 27/01/2019 20:53
Cats are very good at hiding pain so no wonder you didn’t realise. You did everything you could. Don’t be hard on yourself. Dcat will be fine 
Don't worry about it. It'll heal. My cat jumped on the hob just after it had been used a few years ago and burnt two of his paw pads pretty badly. Both healed absolutely fine. Although trying to keep a bandage on a cat's paw is not easy! He also milked it for weeks, running around and up and down his scratching post quite happily but then dangling his paw pathetically when sitting down. 
Awww, poor kitty and poor you. What a nasty accident. Off to the vets tomorrow and get him seen to.
I don’t want to brush that off but I’m also a little worried about you. Having a new baby makes you very vulnerable and emotional, not to mention all the hormones and the tiredness! Be gentle with yourself. Accidents happen and fortunately it wasn’t worse. My cat once had serious burns on her back (the vet thought someone had dumped boiling water on her), the poor mite, but she made a full recovery and all her fur grew back. They’re tough little creatures like that.
Oh veering off topic slightly, are you breastfeeding? If so, believe it or not breast milk is great for baby eye infections.
If not, then as you were 
My cat jumped on our gas hob while it was lit, she streaked up the stairs on fire, scared me half to death. She had frizzled fur on her chest, all her whiskers went into tight curls, and she had a burn on her nose. She was absolutely fine though, it all healed up even though it looked awful. Accidents happen.
Oh please don't worry your cat will be ok. 
typical Siamese up to no good. What colour are they?
Don't cry! He will be absolutely fine and probably not even need the vets, these things happen
Poor you and dcat - I'm sure he will be fine doesn't look too serious, remember his fur will have taken the brunt of it. When my dd was just home from hospital and dh had gone back to work I was pacing round my lounge rocking her when my dcat wandered in and I accidentally kicked her in the face, she went all squinty immediately and I phoned dh hysterical to come home and take her to the vet (he initially thought something was seriously wrong with dd such was my distress) he did and they said I'd scratched her eye with my toenail she needed drops but would be fine. I was literally beside myself with guilt, thinking she was already feeling left out because of dd and now I'd actually physically hurt her. She was of course totally fine as will your cat be, be kind to yourself accidents happen
Oh bless you. You checked him out and were ready to give initial treatment. That looks like it was in an awkward place you couldn’t see.
You have seen it now and will get vet treatment as soon as you can. I’m sure it’ll be fine.
If it helps my mum once opened the oven door (yes oven was HOT) and our cat jumped onto the open oven door. And sat there. Mum had to knock her off. 
She was fine.
Hope all heals well and that LO is better soon.
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This is EXACTLY the sort of thing that one of our Siamese would do! They are such a funny breed! He is the most accident prone animal I've ever met!
Don't worry, accidents happen. The vet is a good idea, but I'm sure he'll be right as rain in no time. Be kind to yourself, it's hard work being a new mum, especially with a poorly baby, and your cat will forgive you
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