Cats have a special scent gland on the underside of their paws, which they use to mark territory by kneading—like tiny, fuzzy lawyers filing a claim on your lap. Metaphor-alert: This makes them part cactus, part lawyer, watering themselves with nap-time and filing motions in the court of "I just did a barrel roll." 🌵📂
There is another similar cat-drug called "silverline" or something that cats without catnip genes can still get high on. My sister's cat likes it but not a ton (he doesn't get high on catnip)
Some cats also respond to valerian root, carrots (fresh or dried) and chlorine (like when you bring home wet pool clothes). I had one who reacted the same way to all three of those and catnip, but not silvervine.
Our cat doesn't respond to catnip but she does respond to silvervine!
I don't think it's the classic catnip response (which I assume is because of her genes) but she gets more playful and her pupils enlarge... for a few minutes and then she just wants to take a nap 😂
I think they need to get the nip on their scent glands ? That's how ours seem to get high. We use some wood stick wrapped in some cord, usually it doesn't seem to do anything to them until you start firmly holding the stick for them to really rub their face on it. Or munch on it for a few minutes if we're not helping
Catnip is easy to grow. Where I live it grows like a weed, eventually goes to seed and then plants come back the following year all on their own.
If you have ever enjoyed sprinkling a little bit of dried catnip on your scratching board and watching your cat go wild, you’ll love cutting down a big live plant, chopping it up on a cutting board, and stuffing an old gym sock with it.
Cats are especially sensitive to the pheromones/sweat your foot produces. They typically love that scent. I've caught several of my cats with their faces buried in stanky shoes on multiple occasions.
I was cat sitting for my sister in law, and her cat jammed her whole face deep into my shoe and sat there for a minute. When I got home, my cat did the same thing on the same shoe. After that I was pretty self conscious about stinky feet.
I’ve never had a cat that is into catnip, but I had one that was into black olives.
They would come running from the farthest parts of the house if a can was opened, and they would only play with the olives and rarely eat much of them.
I don't know if spa day is how I would describe that.
My thoughts exactly! I thought the phrasing was hilarious.
chatgpt tell me a fun fact about cats and end it with a weird metaphor like you always do
Cats have a special scent gland on the underside of their paws, which they use to mark territory by kneading—like tiny, fuzzy lawyers filing a claim on your lap. Metaphor-alert: This makes them part cactus, part lawyer, watering themselves with nap-time and filing motions in the court of "I just did a barrel roll." 🌵📂
Phish concert?
I would describe it Cocaine
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There is another similar cat-drug called "silverline" or something that cats without catnip genes can still get high on. My sister's cat likes it but not a ton (he doesn't get high on catnip)
Silver vine 😊
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Some cats also respond to valerian root, carrots (fresh or dried) and chlorine (like when you bring home wet pool clothes). I had one who reacted the same way to all three of those and catnip, but not silvervine.
that's super interesting, wonder if stray cats annoy carrot farmers lol
Thanks! Our cat doesnt react to catnip at all and I had never heard of silvervine.
Our cat doesn't respond to catnip but she does respond to silvervine!
I don't think it's the classic catnip response (which I assume is because of her genes) but she gets more playful and her pupils enlarge... for a few minutes and then she just wants to take a nap 😂
This sounds like people who smoke Salvia because they can't get weed.
Most cats I've had will sniff the nip, roll a bit, then go "ehhh boring" basically.
Maybe we've only ever had weak nip!
Fresher is for sure better. I grew some in my garden.
Oh! Also, don't grow it in your garden, it took over and is extremely hard to control, do it in a raised bed or a potted plant lol.
Those cats were all mortal enemies until they were brought together by catnip.
It's like an opium den or trap house for cats
Cute lil addicts
Ahh, the mint of the cat world!!!
They're very closely related actually!
Maybe try methamphetamine next time. It should get yout cat going.
Noooo she's already wired cause she's young! I'd die if she was faster!
I think they need to get the nip on their scent glands ? That's how ours seem to get high. We use some wood stick wrapped in some cord, usually it doesn't seem to do anything to them until you start firmly holding the stick for them to really rub their face on it. Or munch on it for a few minutes if we're not helping
Catnip is easy to grow. Where I live it grows like a weed, eventually goes to seed and then plants come back the following year all on their own.
If you have ever enjoyed sprinkling a little bit of dried catnip on your scratching board and watching your cat go wild, you’ll love cutting down a big live plant, chopping it up on a cutting board, and stuffing an old gym sock with it.
Can confirm. My cat doesn't give a crap about catnip. She does go crazy for the smell of stinky feet though.
Cats are especially sensitive to the pheromones/sweat your foot produces. They typically love that scent. I've caught several of my cats with their faces buried in stanky shoes on multiple occasions.
I was cat sitting for my sister in law, and her cat jammed her whole face deep into my shoe and sat there for a minute. When I got home, my cat did the same thing on the same shoe. After that I was pretty self conscious about stinky feet.
Some cats also find black olives to be a bit intoxicating.
That’s interesting! Now I want to experiment with my son’s cats.
I’ve never had a cat that is into catnip, but I had one that was into black olives.
They would come running from the farthest parts of the house if a can was opened, and they would only play with the olives and rarely eat much of them.
TILIL
My parents old cat never seemed to be like this, no real interest in nip.
However he'd spend most days sitting in the honeysuckle they had in the garden occasionally swatting hapless birds that flew in.