If you're a cat owner, having a small bag of green powder in your home means something very different from what most people would think. It's that magical dust that turns domestic felines into wild jungle cats as soon as they get a whiff of it, and melts them into a motionless puddle of fluff if they lick it up. Enter the wondrous world of catnip, and the stoned kitties who can't get enough of it.
The name 'catnip' is derived from nepeta cataria, an herb closely related to mint. The plant, whether freshly grown or dried for commercial purposes, secretes a chemical compound called nepetalactone that triggers a response from cats' pheromone receptors - in other words, it makes them lose their minds when they smell it. When the plant is ingested, it produces the opposite effect by sedating the cat. Each feline reacts differently to the magical herb, with some showing outright immunity to its powers. Others, however...
Check out a list of cats who went on a serious 'nip trip' below, and just wish that you were on their level of ecstasy right now.
#42 After Eating A Bunch Of Catnip, Gus Just Sat There Staring At Nothing For A Couple Minutes
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70points
#46 I Come Home Every Day From Work To Find My Roommate Sitting Like This On The Couch. High On Catnip Watching Daytime Television. He Doesn't Contribute Or Say Thank You For Anything. Not Sure How To Confront Him
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67points
#48 Came Home To A Kitchen Full Of Catnip And This Space Cadet In The Living Room
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66points
#50 She Just Sticks Her Head In And Breathes. Same Bag Of Catnip For Four Years
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58points
#59 When Catnip Strikes
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#60 This Is My Sister's Cat, Jeremy. Jeremy Got Into The Catnip, And Now He Is Stuck In A Coat Hanger
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44points