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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 ...

When cats chew and rub against the leaves, the plant releases a compound that repels insects like mosquitoes Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter answers your pet-related questions every week in Ask the Shelter. A cat owner seeks advice on catnip after her cat had a freaky reaction to it. Another reader asks ...

Cats kept indoors can live a good life when they get access to a variety of positive experiences. Examples include performing natural behaviours, feeling safe at home and using their full sensory ...

DEAR JOAN: Can catnip be calming to cats? Our cats often seek out their catnip fish or catnip banana to sleep on. One cat, when he’s stressed by the other cat eating his food or bullying him, seems to ...

For many cats, a mere whiff of catnip can send them into a licking, rolling, plant-shredding frenzy. Masao Miyazaki, a biologist at Iwate University in Morioka, Japan, and his colleagues analyzed the ...

Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild -- they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively. It is widely accepted that this plant, and its ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Svetlana Popova When you’re watching your cat play with some catnip you ...