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 ...

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DEAR JOAN: Can catnip be calming to cats? Our cats often seek out their catnip fish or catnip banana to sleep on. One cat, when he’s stressed by the other cat eating his food or bullying him, seems to ...

Catnip's active compound, nepetalactone, triggers a euphoric response in cats by activating their brain's opioid reward ...

Anne Quain is on the NSW Committee of the Australian Veterinary Association. She is also a committee member of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, the Australian and New Zealand College ...

Chewed leaves and blossoms, dieback, holes in stems, and damage to twigs or bark are signs that beetles have invaded your landscape. While the vast majority of insects are beneficial or benign, the 1% ...

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 ...