What's the deal with catnip? (food, female, feed, healthy)
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None of my Orientals have ever paid the least bit of attention to catnip. I bought Sushi the Tonk so many furry catnip-filled mice and birdies, but his favourite toy is a plastic bag full of disposable cutlery. He drags it around everywhere.
Go figure.
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My cat went nuts just with the mention of the word cat nippy. Do you want you cat nippy? He would go nuts when I said that. He only responded to one brand very well and it was called Cosmic Cat Nip. I use to buy it at Petsmart. It was obviously a very good quality cat nip. He just loved it.
He is no longer on planet earth. I was fortunate of have had him in my life for 25 years! Yes he lived that long!
I have seven kitties ... three of them go INSANE with joy when I put out catnip, three of them like it OK, and one (Hansel) is completely uninterested. Go figure!
Nimbus only responds to the fresh loose stuff, I've given him toys supposedly containing 'nip and he doesn't care. But sprinkle it on his cardboard scratcher and man...he's rolling in it and spazzing out happily.
My vet says that about 75% of cats respond to catnip.
I'm interested in how different cats seem to have different reactions. I had a female cat around once who seemed to always have a "bad trip"...she'd get really aggressive and violent. Weird, huh?
I'm interested in how different cats seem to have different reactions. I had a female cat around once who seemed to always have a "bad trip"...she'd get really aggressive and violent. Weird, huh?
Sometimes Checkers will freak out as you describe above, especially with fresh catnip. He claws at his mouth and gets all wild eyed. Other times he sniffs, rubs and rolls, and looks blissful. Still other times he just walks away.
Cookie is the one who almost always has the good trip experience with 'nip. She rubs, she rolls, she purrs, she chirrs. It's pretty funny to watch her. She's obsessed. But then other times she just walks away.
My neighbor's cat (RIP) used to come visit our fresh catnip patch, and then later in the day the neighbor would call, laughing, and say "What have you been giving my cat? He's stoned!" LOL After he died, I pulled up the catnip; it was taking up too much space in the garden.
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25 years???That is incredible. To what do you attribute his longevity?
I honestly think it was due to the fact that he was free. I had a pet door that allowed him to come and go as he pleased. I feed him healthy food and always kept fresh water out for him. He was a hunter like you would not believe. He had a happy life being free and he knew that he was very loved and protected by me. He loved me and trusted me as well. He was smart and very independent. There were not many people that he trusted. He was solid black and I think he had experienced people who are spooked by black cats. He would get so mad at me when I made him stay in on full moon Halloweens. I did this due to the crazy people in world that sacrifice cats on full moon Halloweens.
He had his own special cat nip bowl. I would pour some into the bowl and would eat it then do the face smear all over the bowl...then rolling around. Next I would find him asleep using the bowl as a pillow.
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