I wouldnt worry, I saw this show where this guy was an iron smelter or some shit and his cat came to work with him(some eastern european country I think) and the cat would lie about 2 feet away from the furnace thingy...I think they said it was like 140 degrees or something where the cat hung out...cat was fine, just liked the heatwe worry he's baking his brains though, he gets right up to the screen and lies there like an oil slick.