"The most common ways cats react to catnip include running, rolling, rubbing, flipping, playing, and eventually relaxing. This response typically lasts for 10 minutes," states Dr. Crow.

2. Why does it drive cats crazy? According to chemists at the American Chemical Society, cats react to the psychoactive chemical compound in catnip known as nepetalactone.

There's a scientific reason for the feline reaction: Catnip contains the oil nepetalactone, which binds to the cat's olfactory receptors in the nose and throat and causes a euphoric reaction for cats.

If your cat doesn't respond to catnip, you can try giving them another plant called silver vine, which operates similarly when cats smell it. In the study, published in the BMC Veterinary Research ...

There's a scientific reason for the feline reaction: Catnip contains the oil nepetalactone, which binds to the cat's olfactory receptors in the nose and throat and causes a euphoric reaction for cats.

Cats’ crazy reaction to catnip ‘helps plant release insect repellent’, benefitting the animals The more cats damage the leaves of the plant, the more the chemicals encourage the cats ...

Some cat products contain mixtures of two or more substances to increase the likelihood that your cat will react. Why do cats react to silvervine and catnip?

And not all cats are affected—sensitivity to catnip is an inherited trait, and only about 70 to 80 percent of house cats will react.

Feral cats are a tough nut to crack. They're not inclined to like people very much—we are big, scary, weird creatures to them—and it takes a long, long time to get a feral cat to be ...

Cats really seem to enjoy it, but why do cats like catnip? Learn how much catnip is safe for your cat and how it affects each cat differently.

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 ...