If you're a cat lover, you know that your furry friends can go absolutely wild for a sprinkling of catnip, the green herb that can be found in many cat toys or even grown in your own garden. Once a ...

When you’re watching your cat play with some catnip you sprinkled on the floor, it’s pretty common to wonder, "does catnip get cats high?”. After all, the way cats roll around and act silly looks just ...

Valerian for cats has recently gained popularity as a potential alternative to catnip, but just how effective is it, and is it safe for your feline friend? If your cat doesn’t respond to catnip, you ...

Your cat probably knows it as Catnip or Catmint. But the stuff that drives your kitten crazy goes by the Latin name Nepeta cataria, and it's a member of the genus Nepeta (derived from Nepete, the ...

Catnip's active compound, nepetalactone, triggers a euphoric response in cats by activating their brain's opioid reward system. This hereditary trait, affecting 60-70% of felines, provides stimulation ...

Cats have funny reactions to catnip as some roll on the floor and others run around like they are wild. Catnip is no magic ...

Many of us can spend hours watching cats experience catnip for the first time. I know I can. From chaotic rolling around or spinning in circles to zenning out in the corner- cats' reactions to catnip ...

After check-in, cats are brought inside to wait to be taken into prep for the operation. Their crates were covered to help keep them calm. (Maia Labbe/WUFT News) Operation Catnip celebrated a ...