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Maggie Cummings
Guest
This morning when I went out to feed Bob his UVB/basking light was
burned out. So I took the old bulb out and put in a flood light bulb
that I had until I could order a new light.
That was about 10 AM...so then I go about my business and I didn't feel
well after I did my chores so I laid down on the couch for most of the
day. About 4PM I took some cactus pads out to Bob...first thing is I
smell smoke, his light is laying on the floor burning the plywood. I
could see smoke coming from the spot under the light and I could see 2
more burn spots, I figure Bob pushed the light around during the day
making the other spots. So I immediately pour his water dish on the
smoking spot and ran to get a knife and I scraped the burned spot and
kept pouring water on it. The whole time I am doing that Bob is pretty
still just watching me. So I get the light rehung, wrapped some more
wire on it to hold it better then sat on Bob's sleeping box while I
tried not to have a heart attack. Bob stayed still just watching
me...that's when I see that his right eye is covered with bubbles.
Covered in foam, and closed. I can't tell you how awful I feel. I put
terramycin ointment in the eye right away. It is swollen and
whitish/pinkish. He must have tipped the hood of the light up somehow
and burned his eye. Of course it's 3 minutes to 5 as all this is
happening and the Vet is closing...
I don't always go out there in the evening...thank God I did this time!
He would have burned up! How awful! Now I am afraid the hot got down
under the plywood and into the insulation...So I'm on my way back out
there to feel the floor and pour some more water...and to look at his
eye again...
burned out. So I took the old bulb out and put in a flood light bulb
that I had until I could order a new light.
That was about 10 AM...so then I go about my business and I didn't feel
well after I did my chores so I laid down on the couch for most of the
day. About 4PM I took some cactus pads out to Bob...first thing is I
smell smoke, his light is laying on the floor burning the plywood. I
could see smoke coming from the spot under the light and I could see 2
more burn spots, I figure Bob pushed the light around during the day
making the other spots. So I immediately pour his water dish on the
smoking spot and ran to get a knife and I scraped the burned spot and
kept pouring water on it. The whole time I am doing that Bob is pretty
still just watching me. So I get the light rehung, wrapped some more
wire on it to hold it better then sat on Bob's sleeping box while I
tried not to have a heart attack. Bob stayed still just watching
me...that's when I see that his right eye is covered with bubbles.
Covered in foam, and closed. I can't tell you how awful I feel. I put
terramycin ointment in the eye right away. It is swollen and
whitish/pinkish. He must have tipped the hood of the light up somehow
and burned his eye. Of course it's 3 minutes to 5 as all this is
happening and the Vet is closing...
I don't always go out there in the evening...thank God I did this time!
He would have burned up! How awful! Now I am afraid the hot got down
under the plywood and into the insulation...So I'm on my way back out
there to feel the floor and pour some more water...and to look at his
eye again...