catwoman
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Posted 1217550501
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A lady called me the other day to see if I could possibly remove the candle wax from her cat's hair. She was using Partylite candles (which liquify when burned) and her Ragdoll cat jumped up on a shelf and knocked over the liquified candle wax. Fortunately Partylite wax is not hot so the cat was unharmed, albeit covered in wax.
Silas
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Posted 1217555588
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But the wax sure is hot. I got burned by it once. I'm happy for the cat it had hair.
catwoman
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Posted 1217557286
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Yeah, that's what the owner and I both concluded - it was a good thing the cat had hair.
stringcheese
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Posted 1217558334
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Our shop cat "Lucifur" did the same thing, he got it all over him, the walls, the counter,everywhere!!!!! Again, thank goodness he had hair. We have since stopped using candles at work, just because he is a dork and would likely do it again.
catwoman
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Posted 1217560813
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what?? A dorky cat??
stringcheese
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Posted 1217562020
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Apparently so. I have one at the shop and another at home, both Dorks. My other kitties are all normal, maybe it's a male cat thing.
CoatCutter
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Posted 1217591693
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How did you get it out though?
bitty
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Posted 1217595759
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My sister has been a Partylite consultant for MANY years. They are oil based and melts away with as warm a water as you can get. I love these candles for that reason (not to remove from cat hair). If I want to change scent of color in my holders I can run them under warm/hot water and they melt away. They do have a oily residue but wash up with soap and water. Glad to hear it went well.
valleygroomer
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Posted 1217596548
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yes, that would could have been real bad ~ At least you knew how to take care of him. I have never heard of the candles you are talking about, and I love candles. I really like the candles that 'look' like candles, but you plug them in - no hot wax or chance of being knocked over and catching something on fire, you just have the lovely smell.
jmchris
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Posted 1217646973
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I was a group supervisor for Partylite for several years. It is a good company with a great, albeit expensive, product. I love their candles. That's what I was doing before I became an animal lover.
spots_grooming_salon
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Posted 1217763748
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I am glad you could remove the wax easily. what did you use? I am assuming from what I have read it came out with warmer water? I once had a white dog who came who did the same thing but with a regular candle. I out some cooking oil in a spray bottle and sprayed all of the wax then line brushed with a greyhound comb. It all came out really easy. Just thought Id throw that out there if anyone is unfortunate enough to have a pet whose owner isn't using partylite.
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catwoman
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Posted 1217769308
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We mainly used warm water to accomplish the removal - also some of our tools helped.
Houndgirl
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Posted 1217788008
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If it happens again, you might try ice. I remember going to those candle parties, and they said the best way to get wax off stuff is to put it in the freezer, and it pops right off. (course, you can't put kitty in the freezer, haha, but might be able to get it off with ice. )
