| Your cat, your loving and lovable family
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| | too can react to it; lions, leopards,
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| pet is not usually what you would call a
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| | cheetahs and pumas can get catnip high
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| bundle of energy. In fact she spends a
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| | but interestingly not tigers.
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| good deal of the day taking a siesta.
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| | When a cat finds catnip it will usually
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| When she moves she does so at her own
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| | sniff at it, rub up against it, lick it
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| pace and in her own time.
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| | and nibble at it. It is the sniffing at
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| But should your sedate kitty have a whiff
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| | it that gets the reaction, it is thought
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| of catnip . . . well, wop bop a lula blim
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| | that cats nibble and rub against the
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| bam boom! The party is on baby. Suddenly
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| | catnip to bruise it and thereby cause
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| your cat is rollicking and rolling
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| | more of the nepetalactone oil to be
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| around, frisky, excited and running about
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| | released. Strangely, if a cat actually
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| as if the clock had been turned back and
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| | eats the catnip it will likely act as a
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| she is a kitten once again.
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| | sedative as opposed to giving the kitty a
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| Then as little as two, but up to fifteen
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| | high.
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| minutes later your cat is back to her
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| | So, is catnip dangerous for your kitty?
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| slothful, normal self, the catnip effect
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| | After all, the response that some felines
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| completely worn off.
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| | have to catnip is not unlike the response
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| What causes the catnip effect, why do
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| | that some humans have to stuff that they
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| cats react in to it in that way?
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| | shouldn't smoke.
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| First, not all cats do react to catnip.
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| | Although it said that catnip is
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| It is estimated that one third to half of
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| | bio-chemically related to cannabis cats
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| the domestic cat population is unaffected
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| | will come to no harm by enjoying it and
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| by the herb. The reaction to catnip is
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| | will not become dependent. The catnip
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| inherited. Kittens that have only one
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| | effect very seldom lasts longer than 15
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| parent that reacts have a one in two
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| | minutes maximum until the cat loses
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| chance of reacting themselves, and
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| | interest. After this a cat will not react
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| kittens that have parents that both react
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| | again for a minimum of one hour.
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| have a three in four chance. Kittens
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| | Not all cats react to the herb in exactly
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| under three to four months old do not
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| | the same way though. The typical response
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| react to catnip and with older cats the
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| | is an uninhibited friskiness and
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| effect is considerably lessened.
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| | silliness, but a few cats, usually male,
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| Also, if a cat that would normally have a
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| | become aggressive rather than frisky.
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| reaction to catnip is in a threatening
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| | Catnip has long been thought safe for
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| situation, or is outside of its usual
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| | humans. It has been prescribed by
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| surroundings, it may not respond to the
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| | herbalists to treat nervousness, stomach
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| catnip.
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| | complaints, flatulence, and even
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| Anyway, as to what causes the catnip
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| | smallpox! Its leaves have been chewed to
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| effect, the experts do know that
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| | relieve toothache and it has been drunk
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| nepetalactone, an oil found in catnip
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| | as a tea as a cough remedy.
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| causes cats that are sensitive to it to
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| | Catnip is not dangerous for cats rather
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| go ga-ga. What they don't know is why
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| | it is a very effective kitty treat for
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| certain cats react that way.
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| | some cats, those that are susceptible to
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| It's not just the domestic cat that can
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| | it, to enjoy.
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| experience the catnip effect. Big cats
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