Last night I decided to use the fireplace. Arthur didn't find ANY comfort in the warmth

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1. Poor little guy. A combination of

fire and noise was just too alarming for him.

Animals seem to have an instinctual fear of fire, at least until they learn which fires are ok.

Ember dislikes candle flames. She used to swat at them. At first I thought she was hitting them because they flicker and move. But then I noticed that she got anxious when she saw me take out matches to light one. She hadn't been playing with the flames. She was attacking them.

So, to protect her paws from getting scorched and to reduce the chances of her knocking over a candle when she hit it, I bought a container to burn candles in. It's a foot high metal cylinder with little holes in the sides to let out light and scent. Ember is ok with candles burning inside of it and leaves it alone. But, I still never leave one burning if I am going to be in another room. Don't want to take the chance that she might knock the whole thing on the floor.