I believe everyone who owns cats knows about catnip, but what is catnip? How to use it specifically? Let’s take a look.

What is catnip

Catnip is an upright perennial herbaceous plant, also known as camphor grass, mint, etc. This plant contains nepetalactone, a substance that binds to receptors in cats and causes them to become excited.

The catnip sold online is made by air-drying fresh catnip or drying it at low temperature. This kind of catnip usually has a shelf life stated on it, and most of the catnip has a shelf life of about 24 months.

How to use catnip on cats

1. Put catnip in toys, such as small cloth bags filled with catnip, cat paw boards, mouse toys, etc. Cats will be full of curiosity about these toys.

2. Put catnip into cat food or water to attract cats to eat cat food and drink water.

3. For cats who don’t like to be active, you can use catnip to increase the cat’s excitement and encourage the cat to move more.

4. For very anxious cats, you can use catnip to calm them down.