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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:00 AM
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CATNIP!
Nectar of the Feline Gods... one taste, and they're in a state of frenzied bliss. "Oh, mommy - we love you!"

When's the last time you gave your kitty some catnip? :)
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:06 AM
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1. What is in that stuff that cats love?
:shrug:

Our cats were always outdoor cats on the farm.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:11 AM
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6. I think it's valerium, or something like that...
they go nuts for catnip, mint, peppermint... all from the same plant species, I think.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:26 AM
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13. Never knew that.
My cats just went for mice and Cat Chow.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:06 AM
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2. That reminds me . . . she'd probably like a wee nip.




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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:07 AM
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3. Oreo's been driving me nuts the last few days.
Catnip is the last resort before a visit to the vet.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:09 AM
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4. We actually tried growing catgrass for
The Wiley and Excellent Cat Named Ginger, but he wasn't interested. I guess it didn't smell enough like deli roast beef. :shrug:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:10 AM
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5. mine don't like fresh catnip, but they love grass.
plain old stuff from the front yard.

Dried catnip = O8)
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Syncronaut Seven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:12 AM
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7. One of mine, the big tom
Immediately flips on his back, digs in to my forearm with all four sets of claws and bites, hard. I can pick him up that way. Only works with fresh catnip.

Usually now I just drop it and run, damn nip heads.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:18 AM
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9. I've often thought
that I should get a falconer's glove or something. Seriously.
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Syncronaut Seven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:21 AM
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11. Welding glove works too.
I know someone who plays with their fur god that way. Trained the darn thing to come like a dog when called and jump on his shoulders.

Crazy.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:32 AM
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15. My guy used to do that when I got out of the shower.
I at least trained him to wait for the towel. **yeOWtch!**

*sniff* I miss him.
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:13 AM
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8. Tonight
He has a mouse stuffed with organic catnip--it drives him crazy!
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:19 AM
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10. Have you ever tried the honeysuckle pillows?
Mine love it, but it doesn't put them into the wild frenzy that catnip does. It's a nice alternative (but hard to find).
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:25 AM
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12. I've never even heard of those--I'll have to look around for them
Who knows, he might just like them.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:30 AM
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14. I found it on the internets.
http://www.cattoys.com/cattoys/honeysuckle2.html
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:35 AM
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17. Thanks, I've bookmarked that site!
:thumbsup:
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 04:54 AM
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19. I'm not familiar with this
How do cats react to honeysuckle, generally?

Lucy's not the catnip tripper that a couple of my earlier cats were. I sprinkle some on her scratching post, and she acts more like a DEA agent — like she's suspicious of it. :shrug:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 10:54 AM
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20. My cats love it.
They lick the little pillows, cuddle with them, and try to get the scent all over their furry bodies. All the bennies of Catnip, but without the frenzied, dog-like behavior. A smoother, more mellow kind of high... :smoke:
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 02:34 AM
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16. I don't have a cat, but the stuff makes some decent tea as well....
probably better than chamomile for a late night beverage.
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 04:47 AM
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18. Alice Meets Catnip
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:01 PM
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22. Oh my gosh, she is adorable!
I love those spots! You don't see that often on the kitties.

She's got that glassy-eyed look going at her first sniff.
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:47 PM
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29. Heehee, she looks kinda like a cow with those spots,
doesn't she :)
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-05 02:26 AM
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31. Yeah, she does look rather Holsteinish, but in a good way! n/t
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 03:22 PM
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25. Alice, meet cousin Binky:


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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:48 PM
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30. Aww
Binky has the same "unfinished makeup" look as Alice with one eye "lined" and one left pink :)
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Lannes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 10:55 AM
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21. Robin Williams called it "crack for kitties"
:)
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:04 PM
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23. It's been a few weeks.
Our Sashka wants to be an only kitty ... so she HOGS it. She growls at anyone coming near it, even when we make four different piles! OK, so she can't guard all four piles at once, but the other three kitties are too timid to come back once they've been chased away. Sometimes we can distact her.

Kitties .... :loveya:
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RumpusCat Donating Member (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 03:15 PM
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24. My big fattie cat is a huge fan


I like to give her a tupperware full of catnip and watch her work frantically to open it up--heh! :evilgrin:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 03:23 PM
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26. my god, that's a big cat!
how much does she weigh?
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RumpusCat Donating Member (548 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:23 PM
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27. she's like a bowling ball
I dunno, like 14 lbs? She's a short cat, length-wise, but a very wide cat. I'm not sure what her problem is because she's actually a rather light eater! She's super sweet and likes getting in your lap, but believe me, you KNOW when she's there! :)
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MadisonProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:24 PM
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28. My ex-cat used to puke right away... she seemed very disturbed
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