We tried the oat grass a while ago & he wasn't the least bit interested in it.  We live in Florida & the type of grass that's grown here doesn't agree with him.   He'll eat it but within 5 minutes he'll throw it back up.  This never happened when we lived up north.  I'll just have to let the catnip grow a little more before I let him at it.

 Not at all!  My neighbour's cat would liberally help himself to the catnip I grow in my flowerbed. :)  Many  cats love it fresh off the plant. Some prefer it dried and crumbled, and some like it both ways.

 If your cat is indoor-only, and does not get any other fresh greens, he may be using this as a source of greenery and that is why he chews it all the way down right away.

 Try growing a pot of wheat grass or oat grass alongside the catnip for him if this is the case.

 I bought a large bag of oat seed at a local "feed, gardening, and pet" supply store.  It was only about 2$ and it has lasted me forever.  (I've had it at least 3 or 4 years already - - I sow it pretty thick, and it germinates in about a week.  Needless to say, I keep it away from the cats until it is long enough - - - about 6 inches - - that one bite doesn't decimate it. You might want to try that with the catnip, too, put it up where he can't get at it until it is "big enough to defend itself a little" *G*)

 I hope some of this helps, at least a little!

 Good luck!

 Mel

 RichC" <rcacace{REMOVE_TO_REPLY}@swfla.rr.com> wrote in message news:WjW8e.8930$5f.2965@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
   Is it strange for a cat to eat fresh catnip?  I've started a small pot for
   our cat but as soon as it starts to grow, he mows it down to the stem.