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The Truth about Catnip

We have all heard the stories about cats goneResearchers have shown that cat each react
wild, strung out on catnip, while my catdifferently to catnip. Some seem to go into
could care less about the stuff. Why is ita catnip high, while others become more
then that some cats take one whiff of catnipaggressive and others become more sexually
and seem to defy gravity and other cats seemaroused.
unaffected by its magic? Well, its time to
separate fact from fiction when it comes toSo why does my cat not react to catnip? New
catnip  and  cats.studies have proven that one in three cat
don't respond to catnip because of an
Depending on whom you ask some might say thatinherited gene that not all cats have.
catnip is like kitty cocaine, but the truthAnother factors that helped to determine a
is catnip is an herb from the mint family.cat's reaction to catnip included age.
Catnip's botanical name is Nepeta cataria.Kittens don't seem to be affected by catnip
Within Catnip there is a compound calleduntil  they  are  around  9 to 10 months old.
monoterpene nepetalactone that has a strong
effect on some cats. MonoterpeneAlthough cats respond to catnip like a drug
nepetalactone is present throughout the plantit has been shown that catnip has no
but is especially strong in the plant'saddictive properties. There have been no
leaves. Monoterpene nepetalactone reducesknown reports of cats no being able to make
cats' inhibitions and may cause cats to haveit through the day without a catnip fix.
mild hallucinations. Some people compareCapnip has a low toxicity level and the
cats' reactions to catnip to that of humanscapnip high only lasts about 10 minutes so as
on LSD or marijuana and catnip does have somelong as it doesn't make your cat more
similar  chemical  characteristics.aggressive there is no harm is allowing your
kitty to enjoy a little catnip now and then.



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