Catnip

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18 September, 2010 at 10:19 pm #40454

chugalongzoe
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Hi all

I have another question lol. Can you give catnip to a kitten? Also do they eat it?

18 September, 2010 at 10:25 pm #597807

Katherine
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Yes. It’s perfectly safe for them to have catnip, but they may not show intrest in it untill they are over 6months old.

But my kitty dosn’t like it much.

18 September, 2010 at 10:44 pm #597808

chugalongzoe
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Ok thanks for the advice Katherine. The photo of your kitty looks so cute.

20 September, 2010 at 2:56 am #597809

Momma Bear
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my boys are littermate brothers (5 1/2 months) one reacts to it but not as much as I’ve seen some cats react ( i think he will react more when hes a little older) and the other one doesn’t show a bit of interest

20 September, 2010 at 3:07 am #597810

CSBM
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since Catarina and Melinda are the tag team of destruction, I have not introduced it yet. they are 5 and a half months old.

this morning, I got up and saw a lamp hanging from its cord so it hadn’t reached the floor and broken. i put it back on its table and it was fine. i’m sure it wasn’t like that (hanging) when I went to bed…

i dread to think what catnip might do to them…

I also don’t put ping pong balls in the bathtub…

20 September, 2010 at 3:12 am #597811

Katherine
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Lol Cheri.

20 September, 2010 at 1:41 pm #597812

JerseyJoan
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Hi Chug! I always figured that kittens were nuts all on their own and don’t need catnip, but it is not harmful to them. Currently, my baby boy Comet is loving a few new catnip toys that were a gift for my 2 1/2 year-old Leela – but she wants to play with them too! Let the fun begin…

Lol- Cheri!

20 September, 2010 at 5:34 pm #597813

Jeankit
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There is another less potent treat you can give your kits. It is catmint. Grows easily in your garden,spreads like mint, attracts butterflies with its pretty purple flowers and kits luv the flowers & leaves fresh or dried! May attract neightborhood outdoor kits to your yard too!

20 September, 2010 at 7:21 pm #597814

chugalongzoe
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Thanks Momma Bear, Cheri 12/22, JoanfromNewJersey,jeankit for your input.

Momma – Well I did try it on Smudge and it didn’t have that much effect on him either he rolled over a little bit but thats all. Will have to wait until his older I might try it on the other cats that keep coming to visit me lol

Cheri – That is funny and I though Smudge was made lol his calm compared to yours lol. As for the ping pong balls Smudge goes mad for his its so funny. I have loads of other balls for him but his not interested in them. And if his lost green ball well his so moody lol.

JoanfromNewJersey – Yes I agree all kittens are nuts but very cute.

jeankit – I certainly don’t need catmint to attract other cats to my garden and they all seem to appear anyway. My neighbour over the road has twin cats and they never adventure over to my drive before but the one day they followed the owner and now they keep coming back. I have 3 or 4 come over.

21 September, 2010 at 7:33 pm #597815

NeonGlow
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It’s fine for them. 🙂

My little Gia loves rolling in it, but she hates eating it. It’s so funny after they are done rolling in it/eating it, they will jump off the walls. 🙂

I don’t give it to her often because she’s crazy hyper on her own.

21 September, 2010 at 7:47 pm #597816

MadcatwomanintheUK
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http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/catalog/index.php

Hi Zoe :o) The above link is for a UK based organisation whose profits go directly to animal shelters. The stock a range of cat nip toys, and the best I’ve found are the Yeowww Texan organic cat nip ones (especially the triangles!) – ours go mad for them, and they last quite well too.

22 September, 2010 at 12:00 am #597817

CSBM
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Velvet would take a catnip toy and suck and drool on it until it was a disgusting mess. She and Spice would eat catnip off the floor and each others backs. One time I gave them so much, they couldn’t walk straight and were like little drunks.

Thanks for the memories…

22 September, 2010 at 5:13 pm #597818

chugalongzoe
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Thanks for the message Eleanor that was funny. I have given Smudge a nickname now called spidercat because he climbs up our walls to the ceiling and then climbs back down again lol and thats without the catnip.

MCW – Thanks again for your tips I will have a look at that website.

Cheri – Lol your cats seem like very funny characters.
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