How does your kitty react to the nip?

[TimeChaser]

Alice, our cow-kitty likes to roll in it. We have some catnip growing in a pot on our porch, and we give her a leaf every now and then. She sits on it for a little bit, rolls on it, and rubs her little chin on it. Then she walks away, comes back, and does it again.

Romulus just kills it.

[davidinalameda]

1. My oldest doesn't like it

and I've never given it to my little one

[Shrubhater]

2. When cats eat catnip, they act drunk!

[TimeChaser]

4. Yes, but

humans don't all act the same when drunk, and cats don't all act the name when on the 'nip.

[sasquatch]

3. About once a year when we give it to them they go crazy

Espeacily the kittens when you give it to them. They act like a phsyco linebacker on game day when you give them the nip and they attack everything.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Our cats rip it out of the ground

Now it's enclosed in a wire cage, so I can pick it and dry it. I knit them homemade catnip mice!

[TimeChaser]

6. Alice Meets Catnip

[CottonBear]

7. Ah! It IS a cow kitty!

:)

[pnorman]

8. Here's what Google just delivered:

"Catnip" is the common name for a perennial herb of the mint family. It is native to Europe and is an import to the United States and other countries. The catnip plant is now a widespread weed in North America.

Given to the right cat, catnip can cause an amazing reaction! The cat will rub it, roll over it, kick at it, and generally go nuts for several minutes. Then the cat will lose interest and walk away. Two hours later, the cat may come back and have exactly the same response.

Because there really isn't any scent that causes this sort of reaction in humans, catnip is hard for us to understand. However, it is not an uncommon behavior in animals that rely heavily on their noses. For example, there are many scents that will trigger intense hunting behavior in dogs, and other scents will cause dogs to stop in their tracks and roll all over the scent.

Although no one knows exactly what happens in the cat's brain, it is known that the chemical nepetalactone in catnip is the thing that triggers the response. Apparently, it somehow kicks off a stereotypical pattern in cats that are sensitive to the chemical. The catnip reaction is inherited, and some cats are totally unaffected by it. Large cats like tigers can be sensitive to it as well.
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/question303.htm

pnorman

[kedrys]

9. Lessee...7 cats...

Caesar: stoner
Socrates: big stoner
Plato: major stoner
Evie: serious stoner
Imhotep: lightweight stoner
Quark: stoner dude
Neutrino: why are you all acting like idiots????

[Arugula Latte]

10. My female gets feisty!

Watch out if she's high!