HERB - Catnip & Cats

[Warren & Meredith Harmon]

Greetings!

> In my life I have had dozens of cats.  I have 12 right now.  I have
> never had a cat that wanted anything to do with catnip.  I grow it 
>for  tea and they just ignore it.  Catnip toys don't interest them 
>either.  Is this weird or is it just my imagination?

I remember reading in bio class that there's a gene or three in cats that
pre-selects whether or not they will have a reaction to catnip.  It sort
of works like poison ivy sensitivity crossed with hemp-product
sensitivity in humans.  They think.  They're still looking at it.

-Caro

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