Catnip is a powerful attractive force of nature. Well, at least to cats it is. Last year when I started my front garden I foolishly planted catnip (one poor struggling plant). The neighborhood cats went wild. The poor plant seemed to wither and give up entirely. The cats had created a little barren area around the catnip, where these fur ball addicts would curl up and inhale. I despaired.
This spring I am pleased to report that the Catnip is doing quite well. I have seen evidence of various visits from neighborhood cats. Here is a link that describes the Catnip Response in cats.
Here’s one neighborhood cat in a catnip induced haze.
3 responses to “Cat Blogging and the Power of Catnip”
We adopted my mom’s cat last year after she died, and Buttercup loved her catnip treats, especially if put into a paper bag on the floor.
Our other cat, K-Kat, a stray who adopted us by moving in via the doggy door, has zero interest in catnip. And he certainly isn’t about to go into a paper bag. That’s how they catch you, apparently, and he isn’t going to fall for that trick.
Hi Bruce.
According to research catnip does not affect all cats the same. The response to catnip is genetic.
Oh man, our cats used to go wild about my mom’s catnip plant – in fact (as you point out) they loved it to death – lying on it, biting bits off it etc etc until it just gave up. Fab pic. I can just imagine the drug-fuelled kitty fantasies it’s having.