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[โ€“] TriflingToad 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

There is another similar cat-drug called "silverline" or something that cats without catnip genes can still get high on. My sister's cat likes it but not a ton (he doesn't get high on catnip)

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some cats also respond to valerian root, carrots (fresh or dried) and chlorine (like when you bring home wet pool clothes). I had one who reacted the same way to all three of those and catnip, but not silvervine.

[โ€“] TriflingToad 2 points 1 month ago

that's super interesting, wonder if stray cats annoy carrot farmers lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks! Our cat doesnt react to catnip at all and I had never heard of silvervine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Our cat doesn't respond to catnip but she does respond to silvervine!

I don't think it's the classic catnip response (which I assume is because of her genes) but she gets more playful and her pupils enlarge... for a few minutes and then she just wants to take a nap ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This sounds like people who smoke Salvia because they can't get weed.