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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2004Catnip styles
For the last couple of months Amelia has feeling very put-upon by the large number of kittens in the house (she seems to think that two kittens is two kittens too many). She's generally been expressing her displeasure with occasional bitchy-cat hisses at Sammy and Tabitha, but this morning she decided she needed a little more attention than usual and that she REALLY wanted some catnip. Within a minute of opening the container of catnip I was surrounded - all 4 kitties decided that catnip sounded like a good idea. I was fascinated by their different styles of enjoying it. Sammy kitten sniffed it and rolled around in it. He tried a taste or two, decided he didn't care for the taste, and resumed rolling his head in it. Tabitha kitten sniffed it, started drooling, then rolled in it so energetically that she looked a black catnip toy. Within a minute of her starting to roll, the paper towel her catnip serving was on with drenched with kitty drool. Cleopatra was more reserved - she sniffed it, rolled her neck fur in it a little bit, then snarfed it all down. She seems to love the taste more than anything else. Amelia sniffed it deeply, rolled her head and neck in it a little, sniffed some more, ate some, then alternated between sniffing and eating. She seemed to enjoy the smell and the taste equally. How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they care for it at all? Dan > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > care for it at all? I didn't realize some cats actually ATE it! I've never had one that did more than roll around in it with a goofy expression on his/her face. (And actually, catnip-filled toys seem to make a much bigger hit with all of mine, so far.) > > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > > care for it at all? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (And actually, catnip-filled toys seem to make a much bigger hit with > all of mine, so far.) All our cats gobble it up, roll in it, on it, etc. We grow it in the yard, and usually they don't bother it our there. Only when we pinch off a bit an crush it. Then they get really excited. Dried catnip has the scent but doesn't seem as edible. Especially as they include some pretty woody bits of stem, etc. Jo > > > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > > > care for it at all? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Dried catnip has the scent but doesn't seem as edible. Especially as they > include some pretty woody bits of stem, etc. That may explain it - my cats have never experienced any but the dry kind. My one attempt to grow the stuff (in a pot) fell victim to the lack of sunlight in my apartment - I got a "grow" light, but it didn't seem to be enough. > > > > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > > > > care for it at all? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > lack of sunlight in my apartment - I got a "grow" light, but it didn't > seem to be enough. Vino only gets the dried kind and he still gobbles it up, woody stems and all. I guess he's getting his fibre! -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they >> care for it at all? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >(And actually, catnip-filled toys seem to make a much bigger hit with >all of mine, so far.) They prefer fresh leaves, but many of them will eat catnip. I once tested a particular fan of fresh catnip: he ate 22 leaves at one sitting. No sniffing, rolling, or any ofh teh otehr stuff, just munched then down. Talk about a *stoned* cat .... The sniffers often like to have their catnip in a paper bag - it concentrates the vapors (bruise fresh leaves to release the odor). They combine the usual bag play with sticking their head inside and snorting the concentrated vapors. T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. Soncek becomes aggressive and bites me if he eats some catnip, so I've stopped giving it to him. Best wishes,  SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip>> How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > care for it at all? > > Dan > I was fascinated by their different styles of enjoying it. (snip) > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > care for it at all? > > Dan I've never tried catnip from a container for Persia before. She does go nuts after toys that contain catnip. Running with them, tossing them, diving at them and rolling them around in her paws. A woman at work said she could never give her RB kitty catnip... the cat freaked out, got paranoid and hid under the bed with pupils as dialated as... well, as dialated as ours were back in the early 70's! ROFL Jill > > I was fascinated by their different styles of enjoying it. > (snip) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill Around here you have to give fair warning if you feed the cats nip. They tend to bite and scratch when they are buzzed. Jo > Around here you have to give fair warning if you feed the cats nip. They > tend to bite and scratch when they are buzzed. Frank here is also a "mean drunk" and tends to attack Nikki when he's had a hit, so I don't give them catnip that often. Frank usually both rolls in it and eats some of it, Nikki's not as interested, though she will rub herself in it a little. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > For the last couple of months Amelia has feeling very put-upon by the > large number of kittens in the house (she seems to think that two kittens [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Dan Emily and Pea just eat it. Max rolls in it until he's completely covered - and then licks it off his coat. Brenda > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > care for it at all? Our kids all have different reactions and favorite uses for catnip. Maya likes to eat it, and she gets very vocal about it. Xoxo eats some and loves to rub himself all over the catnip, then he gets feisty and wants to wrestle with everybody. Luna is happy just smelling and rubbing against it a little bit. Issa and Basho both rub themselves very throughly against the catnip-covered surface (I tend to put it on several horizontal scratching posts) and do a lot of scratching. Fez doesn't seem to care much for catnip yet, but his brother *loves* it and can't get enough. He eats it, licks it, smells it, rubs on it... then just sits there looking at you with very stoned eyes... :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they >care for it at all? > >Dan I only have dried catnip. Sheba likes to lick it and then rub her face in it. And Amber and especially Robin love to play with the old catnip toy. When i got the new cat tree with sisal, I rubbed some catni[ on the sisal as well as the carpeting on it. The cats rubbed their scent all over the tree and even the sisal and actually scratched the sisal. Since it wore off they don't touch the sisal! The other day I put a good-sized pinch of catnip on the soft placemat under the waterer for Amber, Robin and Djoser went wild trying to get to it. Robin just wanted to gobble it and then play. LOL! He really didn't need to get any more fiesty. Djoser rubbed it all over himself and then started wrestling the placemat under the waterer. Lucky the waterer didn't turn over. I had to put more catnip down for Amber in a safe place. He wasn't feeling well that day. Over the years with Amber's digestion and hairball problems, I have placed the bowl of catnip under his nose and he will nibble and breathe the vapors and then his stomach spasms will relax from the vomiting and then the intestine will do its job. When he is feeling good, he will rub his face in the catnip and drool. CATherine > I was fascinated by their different styles of enjoying it. Sammy > kitten sniffed it and rolled around in it... Tabitha kitten sniffed > it, started drooling... Cleopatra was more reserved... Amelia sniffed > it deeply, rolled her head and neck in it a little... ... and *THEN* what happened?? To me, that's the fun part - what they do once they're stoned out of their gourds. :) > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > care for it at all? All of my cats love to eat it, but Roxy loves it most of all. Smudge's personality doesn't seem to change much after she eats it - I guess she's a "functional user". :) Roxy turns into a maniac, starts racing around the house and being very playful. I haven't yet figured out what Licky Boy does - he's crazy even when not eating catnip, so it's hard to tell the difference. :) Joyce Imp will sniff it with a "what's this?" attitude, but then he'll walk away uninterested. ONE time I had this towel on the floor with catnip on it, i did catch him rolling in it, but since then I haven't seen him have any interest or reactions Mischief on ther other hand, it depends. There are days she doesn't care, and then there are days where she starts rubbing her face in it. I remember the first time I gave her a catnip mouse, she rubbed her face ALL over it, it was drenched with kitty drool and part of the tail was missing. Recently I bought a catnip plant. Missy sniffed it, but then went back to sniffing and chewing my roommate's bouquet of flowers. :) Imp on the other hand will spend time sniffing it, but he's not sure what to do. I almost wish they reacted to catnip more. Kristi Vino would be most like Cleopatra. He immediately snarfs down as much as possible, then lays on the remainder and looks very relaxed and satisfied. -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > For the last couple of months Amelia has feeling very put-upon by the > large number of kittens in the house (she seems to think that two kittens [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Dan Jasper will snarf fresh catnip up in seconds. Carrie couldn't care less about the stuff. I think I've seen her eat a leaf once, and then leave the rest of the stem. Have anyone's cats had bad reactions to catnip stomach-wise? A work colleague gave her cat some catnip treats, which he loved. However, the resultant litter tray was somewhat less than lovely; the catnip gave poor Tiggy a serious case of the runs! SignatureCathi > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they > care for it at all? Apache sniffs, nibbles and imbibes. In a genteel fashion. Dakota snarfs it, rolls around in it, then jumps up to where Apache's helping is and steals that too. SignatureJette Goldie jette@blueyonder.co.uk Apache and Dakota http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html >> How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they >> care for it at all? Yoda grabs it in his paws and rubs it all over his face. I've never seen him try to eat it. Maybe he's waiting for me to make brownies? No joke, do cats really eat it? Sherry > Yoda grabs it in his paws and rubs it all over his face. I've never seen him > try to eat it. > Maybe he's waiting for me to make brownies? > No joke, do cats really eat it? They do, no joke. My sister's cats don't sniff and roll at all, they just settle down and eat if they are given catnip. They do this both with fresh and dried nip. As I mentioned before, Frank does roll around in it, but then he eats it, both fresh and dry. Isn't your Frank interested in nip? SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >They do, no joke. My sister's cats don't sniff and roll at all, they just >settle down and eat if they are given catnip. They do this both with fresh >and dried nip. As I mentioned before, Frank does roll around in it, but then >he eats it, both fresh and dry. Isn't your Frank interested in nip? Oh, yes, Frank likes it too. But he also just rolls in it. I mentioned Yoda because he's the real catnip fiend around here. You can't hide it anywhere that he doesn't find it. I bought a catnip mouse at a cat show once, and forgot about it till I saw him digging around in my purse! Sherry > How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they care for it at all? Dan > My cats vary in their reactions to catnip. Jeremy, my oldest male, has to have it all, and will try to drive the others from their portions. It is funny to watch him try to guard 2 piles 3 rooms apart! <G> I also had a Boston Terrier, Buster, (RB) who would lick up any catnip he found. We would have to stand guard or he would push the cats aside to get it. His brother, Jasper, doesn't bother the catnip at all. Patti |
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