"does catnip get cats high?”. After all, the way cats roll around and act silly looks just like it – but is that how catnip works? When I was a veterinary student, I fostered cats for a local ...

The cat isn’t rubbing their face and rolling in the catnip to get more of it (as I’d assumed), but simply because getting high by inhaling the catnip compels them to do so. Another difference ...

As Dr. Kristi Crow, DVM, explains, "the compound that is most notorious for making our cats 'high' is called Nepetalactone, which is found in the leaves and stems in catnip." She adds that "there ...

Cats act high when they're given catnip because, well, they are. Researchers say that catnip and another plant, silver vine, produce a chemical that activates their opioid reward systems.

"does catnip get cats high?”. After all, the way cats roll around and act silly looks just like it – but is that how catnip works? When I was a veterinary student, I fostered cats for a local ...

Cats on Catnip ($16) Written by: Alessia Santoro. This article was originally published on Pop Sugar. The post A Photographer Takes Pictures of Cats “High” on Catnip, and It’ll Be Your New ...

Catnip can also reduce bloating and stomach pain. According to PetMD, catnip can produce a high in cats similar to highs from marijuana usage. When cats smell catnip and nepetalactone it works ...

Cats aren't quite getting "high," Anderson said, though they might appear that way. Some research does suggest the essential oil in catnip that causes them to go wild for it does so by activating ...

The images launched a series of photographs about cats high on catnip that has been turned into a book, and an annual calendar and more. Andrew Marttila @iamthecatphotographer Marttila says he ...

A new study hints that plants like catnip and silver vine may also protect your feline friend from mosquitoes. By Katherine J. Wu For a lesson in euphoria, look no further than a house cat twined ...