Catnip is well known for its ability to send felines into a frenzy. But new research has given scientists a big clue about how the plant produces this intoxicating chemical, called Nepetalactone, as ...

As well as sending cats crazy, catnip helps our feline friends repel mosquitoes, according to a new study by Japanese experts. Both catnip, a common herb, and the even more potent silver vine are ...

Maine Coon Cat Busts Into the Catnip Stash and Goes to Another Dimension originally appeared on Parade Pets. Catnip is a great idea. It entices cats to play with certain toys and can help them get ...

My colleague has had to start hiding her “sleepy tea” teabags from her pets when she found out they contain catnip. “I have to fight my cats to get through a cup,” she told me, revealing that her ...

We usually think of cats as graceful, sophisticated creatures. But give them a little catnip, and they can become straight-up goofballs. It’s a hilarious incongruity that professional cat photographer ...

It’s like Catnip – I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase before, but where exactly does it come from? Catnip is a perennial herb that belongs to the mint family that makes cats go crazy and seem drugged.

Cats love catnip. They go weird for it. Even the most dignified and solemn felines go daffy in the presence of this plant – rubbing themselves in it, rolling on it, chewing it, dancing deliriously ...

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 ...

Would you give your baby crack cocaine? That’s not a question most of us expect to be asked an afternoon in December. But this is the internet, where The Times really did tweet out an article about ...

Indoor cats with loving homes tend to take their situation for granted. They don't know any better, of course, but they get everything they want. One of the funniest things about cats is how picky ...