cat info help! cats reaction?

[cherry1411]

hi i was wondering everyone could do me a really big favour. im doing a research project on cats for my degree and if they all react to cat nip. if you could say for each cat you have if they react to it or not i would be so grateful and once ive done the work il post my results up too :) so if you could write like

fluffy - yes
bradley- no

thanks!! xx

p.s if you could say in detail how they react that would be nice aswell :)

admin- i hope this is ok to do i would have emailed to check if i wasnt on a tight deadline

[alexgirl73]

Broxi - yes
Cooper - yes
Teddie - no

[onekidney]

Slippers - Very much so
Slapper - Yes
Baby - Yes
Munchie - Yes
Tidus - Yes

[smudgley]

4 cats - all love catnip.

[Mags]

Cassie - yes

Give her a new catnip toy and she'll lick it vigorously, chew it and roll on it! :lol:

[Moli]

Leo...........No.
Merlin........Yes.
Oliver........No.
Casper......Yes.
Chancer.....Yes

[dandysmom]

Leia - no. She will eat a few small fresh leaves, but does not react to dried catnip. And she doesn't get silly when she eats the leaves.

[mattde]

No for my cats ,

Is it true that catnip doesn't work on kittens?

[Elaine]

Eva, yes. She will lick at a catnip toy for hours then claims the toy as her own and will carry it around in the mouth all evening.

Bernie, yes, he will roll and rub on the catnip or catnip toy then bite and bunny kick at it, flick it in the air and chase it.

[random]

All of mine have x

[cherry1411]

hi thanks for the replys so far!!

according to my research kittens under 6 months dont react to cat nip, supposedly because somehow the catnip simulates a ohenomone reaction and because the kittens are not sexually mature yet they would not pick it up. i also think there is a genetic link but i cant get enough info and experients to prove that

[dandysmom]

Would indicating the breeds of our cats help any, genetic-wise? Leia is a moggy,

[mattde]

hi thanks for the replys so far!!

according to my research kittens under 6 months dont react to cat nip, supposedly because somehow the catnip simulates a ohenomone reaction and because the kittens are not sexually mature yet they would not pick it up. i also think there is a genetic link but i cant get enough info and experients to prove that

Interesting that's what I had read.
I might try catnip on my kittens again now they are over 6 months.

[Elaine]

hi thanks for the replys so far!!

according to my research kittens under 6 months dont react to cat nip, supposedly because somehow the catnip simulates a ohenomone reaction and because the kittens are not sexually mature yet they would not pick it up. i also think there is a genetic link but i cant get enough info and experients to prove that


I'd read that somewhere before but dont remember it giving an explanation as to why and in all honesty, I really dont remember my cats being interested in catnip as kittens.

[Leesy]

Maisy - YES
Maxi - YES
They both love to roll around in it madly

[Magenta]

Twitch - yes, very much so. She chews at her toy and rubs herself along it. With loose catnip - had a spillage while trying to re-fill the toy she went crazy and started sniffing at it, then licking at it, before going quite mad and rolling in the stuff before darting off around the house!
Sid - I don't know, I've never tried it with him! I shall get some toys and see what happens.

[yola]

None of my 3 are remotely interested in catnip :roll:

[CathyW]

mine adore it, they both have catnip toys,(which have vanished)

[cherry1411]

thats quite interesting i didnt think to look at breeds. by the looks of it so far a few breeds have lots of non reactors like persians and bengals. im adding all the results up now so should have my findings up next week sometime

[dandysmom]

I only listed my current cat in my previous reply. for the record:


Su Ling, Siamese - yes
Sultan, Abysinnnian yes
Misty, moggy - yes
Patches , moggy - no
Dandy, Singapura - no

[Netty]

Benny - yes

He goes wild