[Sca-cooks] period mention or use of catnip?

[Kathleen A Roberts]

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:09:04 -0600
  Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:


> Over the years I've had cats that go crazy for catnip. 
>Rolling around with a catnip filled toy or in the catnip. 
>And others that sniff it, and seem to be saying "So?, 
>What do you want me to do with this?"

about 75% of cats have the catnip-junkie gene, tho it is 
funny when they start drooling ... ;)

try dried valerian (stinks to me, but...).  drives 'em 
craaaaaaaaazeeeeeeeeee!

catnip tea has been around for a long time as a digestive 
and calming drink.  don't know how far back, tho.

cailte

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