Comments on: What Is Catnip & Why Are Cats Crazy For It?

By: John Shaner

John Shaner — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:31:10 +0000

Ours like celery leaves as well

By: Laura W

Laura W — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:58:19 +0000

My cat isn’t really into catnip either. There must be something with mint though because she definitely loves the smell of mint toothpaste. I’ve even caught her chewing on the bristles of my old toothbrush! We quickly learned to put caps on our toothbrushes after that.

By: Schweinhund!

Schweinhund! — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:04:32 +0000

I had read in another publication that only a third of domestic cats react to catnip. None of our cats who owned us so far (6) were really wild about that stuff.

By: malbo

malbo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:09:11 +0000

I have two cats, the oldest being 18 1/2 years old, and the youngest will be 3 in May. My old cat LOVES catnip still, to this day!! I put some on the kitchen floor and he eats it up and gets all crazy-eyed for a while and follows me around, begging for more. The younger cat couldn’t care less about the stuff! If I put it down for her, she looks at me like I’m trying to feed her dirt! I’m not sure if she doesn’t like it, or if it doesn’t affect her so she doesn’t care about it. Either way, it’s interesting to see how it affects my old cat!!

By: Luis

Luis — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0000

Our old cat used to have much the same reaction with bleach. Whenever my mother (who considered bleach to be the only necessary cleaning agent, and always in great quantity) cleaned, he would go psychotic!

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By: DonnaLRC

DonnaLRC — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Our kitty – Brunhilda loves the oils & ointments I use on my shoulder and knee – a heavy mint aroma. She also goes nutso over an open (empty) valerian bottle – again a strong mint scent. One weekend while I was recovering from a dreadful fall, she’d curl up in my heavily aromatic clothing and fall asleep.

By: Eromanga

Eromanga — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:27:00 +0000

I read somewhere, years ago, that there is a different effect if the cat injests the stuff; tranquilizing as opposed to the stimulant effect of an external application.
A cat I had would get very silly when the stuff was sprinkled on the floor; she would roll around in it and then sort iof try to clean it up with her paws for a while. Very funny to watch.

By: KarenInJapan

KarenInJapan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:52:00 +0000

My cat and Lynley’s must have been separated at birth. No interest in catnip, but she went crazy over mint, especially spearmint. I couldn’t chew spearmint gum at home because she would constantly try to shove a paw or her nose into my mouth!

She also loved Olay Regenerist eye cream and would lick it off my face while I was sleeping.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:05:00 +0000

My cat never responded to catnip, so I never knew what it was!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:51:00 +0000

I know this post is about cats, but it reminded me of the time my brother (being the “genius” that he is) gave my dog a diet milkshake. My dog went crazy, much like a cat does with catnip.

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