The following article was provided by The Catnip Trading Company. Nepeta Cataria is SOME KIND OF MINT . Some said it cured cancer, scarlet fever and small pox but that claim was never proved. The typical catnip trip lasts between 5 and 15 minutes, and is absolutely harmless. Kittens actively avoid catnip until they are about 6 months old.
Most big cats love it too.
Lions, pumas, and leopards do the same cheek rubbing and rolling around as your cats do, though tigers apparently are ambivalent. That's a quaranteed party pooper. Matanuska Thunder Struck does not make any claims that our products have any specific health, nutritional, ot therapeutic benefits. Back to our home page.