He's a frequent guest on the Bear Creek Feline Center's TikTok page. The Florida exotic wild cat sanctuary is home to a host ...

If you're a cat lover, you know that your furry friends can go absolutely wild for a sprinkling of catnip, the green herb that can be found in many cat toys or even grown in your own garden. Once a ...

When you’re watching your cat play with some catnip you sprinkled on the floor, it’s pretty common to wonder, "does catnip get cats high?”. After all, the way cats roll around and act silly looks just ...

I have two cats at home, Rusty and Foo, who have very different characters. I gave them both some catnip the other day and they had two very different reactions. Foo sniffed it suspiciously and walked ...

Cats go mad for catnip because chemicals released from the plant protect them against mosquitoes, according to new research. The common herb, also known by its taxonomic name Nepeta cataria, is a ...

As its name suggests, catnip is a plant that cats find irresistibly appealing, producing euphoric effects in them. A recent ...

Catnip isn't just intensely pleasurable for cats. It's also practical.When your feline friend rubs, rolls against, chews and licks catnip leaves, it's not just playful high jinks sparked by the ...

Lucy Notarantonio is Newsweek's Senior Lifestyle and Trends Reporter, based in Birmingham, UK. Her focus is trending stories and human interest features ranging from health, pets and travel. Lucy ...

Both catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) produce chemicals from a group called iridoids that repel mosquitoes, flies, roaches and possibly other insects or mites. Most cats, ...

most pet stores have catnip plants or treats for your favorite kitty. But what exactly is Catnip? Does it actually make your cat high? And will it work on humans? Catnip is *** plant in the mint ...