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LMC
16-12-2005, 10:45 AM
Of my four cats, three go wild for catnip and one is just not at all fussed - which is quite funny, because she's "top cat" - so one of the others is rolling around drooling over a new catnip toy until she bullies them off - then can't work out what all the fuss was about!

I've heard somewhere that catnip only affects about 50% of cats - what's other people's experience with their cats?
Moli
16-12-2005, 10:49 AM
Out of my 4 cats, only 2 love catnip, like yours they go daft or it, but the other two do not react at all!!
EmmaG
16-12-2005, 11:07 AM
Arthur loves the stuff, however Bronwyn who is a cat flu carrier has always got a bit of a blocked nose it has no affect on :)
borderdawn
16-12-2005, 12:26 PM
All 4 of mine love it! Scooter guards it, then eats it, the others roll on it. Put some on the carpet, its great fun watching them wriggle everywhere!
Dawn.
EmmaG
16-12-2005, 12:33 PM
I daren't put in on our carpets as Arthur would claw them to nothing!
Naomi
16-12-2005, 12:34 PM
Moli doesn't react at all to it. I bought her some Catnip treats and she turned her nose up at it
dinahsmum
16-12-2005, 12:40 PM
Mine don't do 'dried' but Tizie likes to roll in the real stuff in the garden.

I have a feeling it's mainly 'a boy thing' - aroma reminds them of .........something - even if they visited the vets at an eary age and don't know what the something is that it reminds them of! :lol:
Fran
16-12-2005, 03:38 PM
Some of mine do like it and some of them aren't bothered at all :?
Kay
16-12-2005, 05:16 PM
All 8 of my Persians go beserk for it. Last time I sprayed it on the scratching post it nearly fell over because all of them went mad on it at once. Having said that only 3 of the cats like toys with catnip in the others aren't bothered. The spray must be stronger.
Jac
16-12-2005, 06:15 PM
My 2 dont bother about it
Mags
16-12-2005, 06:34 PM
Cassie goes really dopey with catnip toys:lol:
Donna
16-12-2005, 07:36 PM
I have bought toys with it in and mine dont seem bothered. But was told it could be an old toy off the shelf and would of lost its strength. Bought edible drops that they eat but dont go mad for it. What other stuff can you buy? Might try that. Where do you get it from?
CathyW
16-12-2005, 08:58 PM
ive bought mine catnip toys,and reggie was rubbing his face against the packet (unopened) :D
bobbie3917
19-12-2005, 03:47 AM
Moli doesn't react at all to it. I bought her some Catnip treats and she turned her nose up at it

it could be that she is still very young yet Nae
Scarlott didnt bother at all when a young kitten but lately she loves the stuff. now Minx just walks past it and dont even look at it