Catnip styles

"Jo Firey" wrote

Around here you have to give fair warning if you feed the cats nip. They
tend to bite and scratch when they are buzzed.

Frank here is also a "mean drunk" and tends to attack Nikki when he's had a
hit, so I don't give them catnip that often. Frank usually both rolls in it
and eats some of it, Nikki's not as interested, though she will rub herself
in it a little.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

Jo Firey wrote:

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in
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Dan M wrote:


How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they
care for it at all?

I didn't realize some cats actually ATE it! I've never had one that did
more than roll around in it with a goofy expression on his/her face.
(And actually, catnip-filled toys seem to make a much bigger hit with
all of mine, so far.)

All our cats gobble it up, roll in it, on it, etc. We grow it in the yard,
and usually they don't bother it our there. Only when we pinch off a bit an
crush it. Then they get really excited.

Dried catnip has the scent but doesn't seem as edible. Especially as they
include some pretty woody bits of stem, etc.

That may explain it - my cats have never experienced any but the dry
kind. My one attempt to grow the stuff (in a pot) fell victim to the
lack of sunlight in my apartment - I got a "grow" light, but it didn't
seem to be enough.

Imp will sniff it with a "what's this?" attitude, but then he'll walk
away uninterested. ONE time I had this towel on the floor with catnip
on it, i did catch him rolling in it, but since then I haven't seen
him have any interest or reactions

Mischief on ther other hand, it depends. There are days she doesn't
care, and then there are days where she starts rubbing her face in it.
I remember the first time I gave her a catnip mouse, she rubbed her
face ALL over it, it was drenched with kitty drool and part of the
tail was missing.

Recently I bought a catnip plant. Missy sniffed it, but then went
back to sniffing and chewing my roommate's bouquet of flowers.

Imp on the other hand will spend time sniffing it, but he's not sure
what to do.

I almost wish they reacted to catnip more.

Kristi

Vino would be most like Cleopatra. He immediately snarfs down as much as
possible, then lays on the remainder and looks very relaxed and satisfied.
--
Britta
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album



"Dan M" wrote in message
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For the last couple of months Amelia has feeling very put-upon by the
large number of kittens in the house (she seems to think that two kittens
is two kittens too many). She's generally been expressing her displeasure
with occasional bitchy-cat hisses at Sammy and Tabitha, but this morning
she decided she needed a little more attention than usual and that she
REALLY wanted some catnip. Within a minute of opening the container of
catnip I was surrounded - all 4 kitties decided that catnip sounded like a
good idea.

I was fascinated by their different styles of enjoying it. Sammy kitten
sniffed it and rolled around in it. He tried a taste or two, decided he
didn't care for the taste, and resumed rolling his head in it.

Tabitha kitten sniffed it, started drooling, then rolled in it so
energetically that she looked a black catnip toy. Within a minute of her
starting to roll, the paper towel her catnip serving was on with drenched
with kitty drool.

Cleopatra was more reserved - she sniffed it, rolled her neck fur in it a
little bit, then snarfed it all down. She seems to love the taste more
than anything else.

Amelia sniffed it deeply, rolled her head and neck in it a little, sniffed
some more, ate some, then alternated between sniffing and eating. She
seemed to enjoy the smell and the taste equally.

How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they
care for it at all?

Dan

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Jo Firey wrote:

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in
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Dan M wrote:


How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if
they
care for it at all?

I didn't realize some cats actually ATE it! I've never had one that
did
more than roll around in it with a goofy expression on his/her face.
(And actually, catnip-filled toys seem to make a much bigger hit with
all of mine, so far.)

All our cats gobble it up, roll in it, on it, etc. We grow it in the
yard,
and usually they don't bother it our there. Only when we pinch off a
bit an
crush it. Then they get really excited.

Dried catnip has the scent but doesn't seem as edible. Especially as
they
include some pretty woody bits of stem, etc.

That may explain it - my cats have never experienced any but the dry
kind. My one attempt to grow the stuff (in a pot) fell victim to the
lack of sunlight in my apartment - I got a "grow" light, but it didn't
seem to be enough.

Vino only gets the dried kind and he still gobbles it up, woody stems and
all. I guess he's getting his fibre!
--
Britta
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Jasper will snarf fresh catnip up in seconds. Carrie couldn't care less
about the stuff. I think I've seen her eat a leaf once, and then leave
the rest of the stem.

Have anyone's cats had bad reactions to catnip stomach-wise? A work
colleague gave her cat some catnip treats, which he loved. However, the
resultant litter tray was somewhat less than lovely; the catnip gave
poor Tiggy a serious case of the runs!
--
Cathi

"Dan M" wrote
How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they
care for it at all?


Apache sniffs, nibbles and imbibes. In a genteel fashion.

Dakota snarfs it, rolls around in it, then jumps up to where Apache's
helping is and steals that too.


--
Jette Goldie

Apache and Dakota
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html

"Dan M" wrote
How about your kitties? How do they like to partake of catnip, if they
care for it at all?

Yoda grabs it in his paws and rubs it all over his face. I've never seen him
try to eat it.
Maybe he's waiting for me to make brownies?
No joke, do cats really eat it?
Sherry

"Sherry " wrote

Yoda grabs it in his paws and rubs it all over his face. I've never seen
him
try to eat it.
Maybe he's waiting for me to make brownies?
No joke, do cats really eat it?

They do, no joke. My sister's cats don't sniff and roll at all, they just
settle down and eat if they are given catnip. They do this both with fresh
and dried nip. As I mentioned before, Frank does roll around in it, but then
he eats it, both fresh and dry. Isn't your Frank interested in nip?

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

They do, no joke. My sister's cats don't sniff and roll at all, they just
settle down and eat if they are given catnip. They do this both with fresh
and dried nip. As I mentioned before, Frank does roll around in it, but then
he eats it, both fresh and dry. Isn't your Frank interested in nip?

--
Marina,

Oh, yes, Frank likes it too. But he also just rolls in it. I mentioned Yoda
because he's the real catnip fiend around here. You can't hide it anywhere that
he doesn't find it. I bought a catnip mouse at a cat show once, and forgot
about it till I saw him digging around in my purse!

Sherry