That reminds me of a story with one of my cats
several years ago .
I had the cast iron wood stove cranked up to where
it's flat black was turning that pale gray color .
Two of the cats were playing , doing the hunched
up hair on end thing circling each other .
Well Cat 1 was backing up with tail straight up
when it backed it's kitty sphincter right into
the lower lip of the stove
That cat shot away from that stove around mach 2
at about a 45° angle , 15 feet through the air
emitting a high pitched howl . It landed on the far
side of the room and skidded to a stop , still in the
hunched up hair on end mode .
It stood there eyes wide for about a second , then
swiveled around and sniffed its scorched ass .
Then it took off down the hall , across the kitchen
and out the kitty door so fast . I swear it left a
vapor trail .
It didn't come back for 24 hrs , and when it did .
It spent the then next 2 days licking it's ass .
Now I know it's cruel to derive humor from what
must have been a very painful incident for the cat ,
but damn it was funny to see