Tiger Balm brings out the Tiger in my cat!

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badwilson - 23 Jun 2005 03:50 GMT

I have this really annoying itchy spot on my shoulder, so last night
before bed I put some Tiger Balm on it.
Well! Insta-cat appeared. Vino was all over me trying to lick my
shoulder and hands. I had to keep pushing him away and he kept coming
back, purring loudly. He also displayed great interest in the
(closed) container. I ended up having to put it under my pillow
because I couldn't find a spot to hide it from him without getting out
of bed. For a while he even tried to burrow under the pillow to get
at it!
Oh, and some must have gotten on the corner of my book because he bit
into it and shook it like a mouse he was trying to kill!
It was most definitely a strong reaction, almost like catnip.
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Britta
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Victor Martinez - 23 Jun 2005 03:57 GMT

> It was most definitely a strong reaction, almost like catnip.

Oh yeah! Our cats *love* tiger balm as well.

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CatNipped - 23 Jun 2005 04:13 GMT

> I have this really annoying itchy spot on my shoulder, so last night
> before bed I put some Tiger Balm on it.
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> Check out pictures of Vino at:
> http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Never hear of it, what's is it? Mine go crazy over Valerian Root (which I
take to help me sleep).

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CatNipped

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badwilson - 23 Jun 2005 04:40 GMT

>> I have this really annoying itchy spot on my shoulder, so last night
>> before bed I put some Tiger Balm on it.
>> Well! Insta-cat appeared. Vino was all over me trying to lick my
>> shoulder and hands. I had to keep pushing him away and he kept
>> coming back, purring loudly. He also displayed great interest in

the

>> (closed) container. I ended up having to put it under my pillow
>> because I couldn't find a spot to hide it from him without getting
>> out of bed. For a while he even tried to burrow under the pillow

>> get at it!
>> Oh, and some must have gotten on the corner of my book because he bit
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> CatNipped

It's got menthol, clove oil, camphor and cajuput oil. It makes your
skin feel hot when you put it on, used for sore muscles but also great
for insect bites, etc.
http://www.tigerbalm.co.uk/intro.html
--
Britta
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

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Marina - 23 Jun 2005 05:04 GMT

> It's got menthol, clove oil, camphor and cajuput oil. It makes your
> skin feel hot when you put it on, used for sore muscles but also great
> for insect bites, etc.
> http://www.tigerbalm.co.uk/intro.html

I bet it's the menthol that drives Vino crazy.

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cindy d - 23 Jun 2005 05:34 GMT

>> It's got menthol, clove oil, camphor and cajuput oil. It makes your
>> skin feel hot when you put it on, used for sore muscles but also great
>> for insect bites, etc.
>> http://www.tigerbalm.co.uk/intro.html
>
>I bet it's the menthol that drives Vino crazy.

Yep, I agree---before I read the previous post, I was gonna say it must have
some sort of mint in it. Catnip is in the mint family, so mint really drives
'em wild, too. My cats steal peppermints out of my purse from time to time,
but you should see what a nice tin of Altoids does to them! They both just
lie there all slobbery -jowled and googly-eyed just hugging the tin and
dreaming of...........whatever cats dream of. Until Mother takes the tin away.
(at risk of a good thrashing of the claws. How dare I take away her Altoids!?)

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