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Do Your Cats Respond To Catnip?

NickNack — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:50:29 GMT

I have some very good quality catnip that I recently put in a couple of refillable catnip toys for Henry. He jumped up on my counter and started sniffing at the can the minute I put it down. He doesn't seem to react to the toys now that I put it in them though. I can smell it in the toys, but he doesn't seem to be able to.

Where do you all put the catnip? I did read that kittens don't react to catnip until they're six months old. Henry is ten months old. Should I rub the catnip on the outside of the toys? I'm starting to wonder if he just doesn't respond to catnip, but he did jump up on the counter when I opened the can.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:56:25 GMT

Like a crack addict--->

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KentuckyWoman — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:58:46 GMT

I have two fur babies and both go nuts over catnip. I have a couple of scratching posts and I put a small amount on my hands and rub it on the post and around the base. They play and scratch the posts and are quite stimulated. After a few minutes, they will calm down and take a nap. They recognize the container the minute I take it out of the cabinet and will immediately run to the scratching posts. I think they have an addiction problem. Their ages are five and two.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:01:37 GMT

Neither of my cats like catnip and I’ve tried more than once. They are 5-1/2 and 10.

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Annabellethecat66 — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:03:02 GMT

The two cats I have now...well...Bill likes to eat some of it but his favorite snack like that is he likes to chew on REAL grass.

You can buy real grass at the Pet store. I think it's the chlorophyl he likes to chew on. He swallows a little of the grass but mainly likes to chew on it. He makes a big mess on the floor (chopped up grass) but he loves it so much. I buy it for him every few weeks. Eventually, I just throw it away.

The girl cat (Katie) likes to smell the cat ******...we call it 'marijuanna (like it's spelled), making fun of it. It doesn't make them crazy. Although I have some funny pictures of Bill having gotten into the packages (sealed) of catnip! He opened it up and is sitting in the mess with the package opened next to him....

I've searched high and low for some really, really good catnip (paid a pretty price for it). But still haven't found any that I think is really good.

So one of his favorite toys is (unfortunately) he loves those tiny little rats you get like 10 for a few dollars. When I open the bedroom door in the morning there's one or two in front of the door (as a peace offering). I find his balls everywhere (in the bathroom, you name it). He's at least 7 or 8 years old and still loves to play.

Katie is afraid of everything and everyone (even me). She watches Bill play but wants no part of it.

One of Bills favorite toys is this:

Bill reaches in a pulls out the goodies. He loves it!

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Kachina624 — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:27:22 GMT

The cats I had loved the stuff and would demolish those fake mouse toys and eat the whole thing in a day. I made some toys of doubled denim, little pillows, which I stuffed with catnip, then machine quilted so a hole made in one part would not empty all the catnip. The cats loved my "pillows" and had no trouble smelling it even through double layers of denim.

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GCR18 — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:02:34 GMT

My cats used to go nuts over catnip. My mother's cats could careless.

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KitTkat — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:16:50 GMT

Wow, my cats love catnip. I have live plants that they attack. They eat the leaves right off the plant. Anything and everything with catnip, my cats will respond. I know not all cats do, though, but mine can't get enough.

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on the bay — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:33:33 GMT

@NickNack-

I was just thinking about this.

Cats I've had in the past went bananas over catnip.

My 18 year old will play with it sometimes. I've gotten the really good organic kind made in the US (hard to find) and fill it in some netting tied with a bow.

It seems she only responds to it the very first time I put it in, then leaves it alone for a month and may bat it around if I try to get her to notice.

I don't know why they sometimes do or not either.

Once I got her the cat grass and she had no interest but when she got outside once she wouldn't stop eating the grass! She totally ignored me until I put the tuna fish right near her and got her to come back in!

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Lyn08 — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:52:58 GMT

My cat (she's almost 2 years old) doesn't react to catnip at all. In fact, she seems to ignore any toys have have catnip.

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number one queen — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:38:00 GMT

My tiger, Aggie doesn’t respond to catnip much. I do have a funny story .years ago my Grandfather sent my father a letter,my mother put it on the dining room table, when my Father got home he went to open the letter, the letter was literally shredded by our car, apparently Grandfather had put some catnip in rhe envelope and mailed it from Vermont to MA. Wonder if the strength of catnip decrease?

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:49:04 GMT

We had a male that would rip the toy to shreds within a half hour of giving it to him.

The two females we had didn't want anything to do with it.

Our last female did however love an Italian Seasoning blend that came in a plastic bag that I left out on the table one day!

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NickNack — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:20:23 GMT

@on the baywrote:
@NickNack-
I was just thinking about this.
Cats I've had in the past went bananas over catnip.
My 18 year old will play with it sometimes. I've gotten the really good organic kind made in the US (hard to find) and fill it in some netting tied with a bow.
It seems she only responds to it the very first time I put it in, then leaves it alone for a month and may bat it around if I try to get her to notice.
I don't know why they sometimes do or not either.
Once I got her the cat grass and she had no interest but when she got outside once she wouldn't stop eating the grass! She totally ignored me until I put the tuna fish right near her and got her to come back in!

@on the bay I do have the organic kind that's made in the USA. The brand that I have is Sojos. He was very interested in it in the can on the counter but not so much after I put it in the refillable catnip toy. I guess I'll try rubbing it on the outside of something.

Your 18 year old sounds like the way my Henry reacts. Maybe he'll just never be that interested in catnip.

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gardenman — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:43:26 GMT

My oldest cat Lizzie likes to eat catnip and roll in it, but my youngest, Callie, just looks at her like she's crazy.

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Catlady Nicole — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:53:37 GMT

My two girls go in spells, for a while they go crazy for it, then they lose interest. I'm growing my own this year and hope to transplant it outside along the fence so I'll have it for years to come. Fresh off the plant, it is VERY strong! I snip a couple leaves off and rub it on their scratchers, then they go to town!

I also have a pot of cat grass growing, they both love that. One of them eats a lot of it, the other mostly just chews it, but they both really enjoy it. I buy the oat grass seeds from Amazon and just toss them into a pot with potting soil, in a week it's 8" tall!

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Pook — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:38:27 GMT

Years ago I had a cat who loved catnip. He would race around for a few minutes with a wild look then set in his favorite chair by the table with huge eyes and just wobble slowly and every now and then he would open his mouth like he was saying WOW!

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on the bay — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:54:01 GMT

@NickNack-

I think I'm going to try that too-rubbing it on something!

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NickNack — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:23:40 GMT

@on the baywrote:
@NickNack-
I think I'm going to try that too-rubbing it on something!

@on the bay I just put some in a paper bag and rubbed a little bit on his cardboard scratcher. There was no reaction. I guess Henry just doesn't respond to catnip.

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candys mine — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:41:21 GMT

My cats enjoy catnip for a while. The more often I gave it to them the less the response. They also reacted differently. My boy would get all mellow but my girl cat went the other direction. She thought she was invincable. If I wasn't watching her she'd wak along the second floor banister and she'd STALK the boy cat. Funny that, as he would usually bully her til she'd had enough. Give her catnip and there was vengence in her eyes and true trepidation in his! He'd sit on my lap until she calmed down, but it was funny to see the big toughy hiding behind mama!

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TW — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 01:14:17 GMT

Not all cats respond to catnip. It also depends on their age. Sammy didn't respond to it at all when he was young. Now he goes crazy. I use catnip spray and spray a little on his toy. Entertainment for a long time. My little girl on the other hand couldn't care less. She just watches Sammy acting like a fool and makes sure she keeps her distance. She is only one year old. So she might still develop a taste for it. I have a big catnip plant outside and a neighborhood cat sleeps in it.