Is it normal that my cat goes really crazy when i give catnip?

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Today I started giving her catnip and she goes absolutely crazy she reaches her paws to get it when I wave it around her, I compare it to when you give a 7 year old child some candy and the child is screaming " gimme! " at this point she's like saying to me " gimme that catnip! " I play games with her and she chases me around for me to give her the catnip. For her its like marijuana but for cats ( I may as well name it the marijuana thing for cats, except she isn't a stoner though. )

Is this a normal thing that I am describing?

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  • Ellenna
    3 years ago

    For some cats, catnip is very like a marijuana high, sometimes as if it had speed mixed in with it, so normal for your cat.

    I had one cat who loved it so much he killed a quite large catnip bush by rolling and rolling and rolling on it; other cats I've had don't seem to be affected by it. Just like humans with grass, eh?

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  • RoseIsabella
    3 years ago

    Oddly enough my cat isn't that much into catnip. I kinda wish he was more into catnip.

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    • LloydAsher
      3 years ago

      Your cat isnt a druggie. Good for you lol

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      • RoseIsabella
        3 years ago

        Yeah, he's a straight edge feline. He's a cool little guy, he's my bestfriend! 💓

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    • SkullsNRoses
      3 years ago

      Is he your Siamese? All this time I assumed he was a girl.

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      • RoseIsabella
        3 years ago

        Yeah, he's a boy.

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    • SwickDinging
      3 years ago

      There is a gene that makes them react to catnip. Not all cats have it.

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      • RoseIsabella
        3 years ago

        I feel like my cat doesn't care much for catnip.

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        • SwickDinging
          3 years ago

          Probably means that he's a level headed dude. Likes to remain in control. Good for him.

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          • RoseIsabella
            3 years ago

            Yeah, it's got his priorities to maintain. I didn't actually hire him as a life coach, he just sort of stepped into that role.

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            • SwickDinging
              3 years ago

              I was hoping for something similar with mine, but she sees it as too much of an imposition on her time. I can go to her with my problems, but after we've hugged it out she usually has other things to tend to. She's so busy these days. I don't pay her enough.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    3 years ago

    havin a cat around is like havin dognip for my dingo

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  • Dot123
    3 years ago

    that is normal

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  • SkullsNRoses
    3 years ago

    This is completely normal, it’s drugs for cats, my boy used to love his catnip cactus toy and use it as a pillow for his naps.

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  • [Old Memory]
    3 years ago

    That sounds cute, I bet your cat is still young

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