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    Basil

    I brought a basil plant home and my cat embraced the plant like it was catnip.
    Does anyone's cat find another herb plant more interesting than catnip?
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    That's funny - catnip is closely related to mint, but maybe any strong aromatic herb will do?
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    I bought a catnip plant, but Panther demolished it over night.
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    Basil is Non-Toxic to Cats.. Basil & Catnip are both of the Mint family.. So it is ok for your kitty..

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    Thanks for that information. My cat was going crazy choosing between
    his catnip and the basil. He was rubbing the basil leaf and then turned to is catnip only to decide to push away the basil leaf in my hand almost if he could talk "NO MORE MA".:
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    Interesting! I'll pick up some basil and some catnip!
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    We have basil & mint as well as other herbs growing in pots outside on our window ledges. The cats ALL of them like to chew on the basil and just rub & sometimes lick the mint. It was so funny the first time. They also got mad for lemon balm which is also part of the mint family. There is a tea here my husband drinks called tisana 'relax' and it contains lemon balm. Every now and then I will give the cats a pouch with the tea bag still sealed inside and it is better than any catnip toy. Guido has to be careful not to leave his tea unattended as well because on several occasions we have found a kitty with his/her head in the tea cup lapping away at it.


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    kittycats delights

    Oh my lemon balm is in the mint family too. I just bought that one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SANDY FROST View Post
    Oh my lemon balm is in the mint family too. I just bought that one.
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    That's the one my cats really flip over so have fun. LOL


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    Maybe your kitty is part Italian? Ancestors came over with Colombus?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitten645 View Post
    Maybe your kitty is part Italian? Ancestors came over with Colombus?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitten645 View Post
    Maybe your kitty is part Italian? Ancestors came over with Colombus?
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    That is really funny cause all my kitties are italian. LOL

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    Valeriane is here the thing to go for. Kiri and Orion are not much motivated by catnip but I'll check with lemon balm- I have plenty in the garden.

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    After seeing this thread this morning, I bought some fresh basil at one of the local organic markets. Sydney, Bob, Elmer, and Poppaea all got to sample some. They were NOT impressed. We'll see what the other three think later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barbara View Post
    Valeriane is here the thing to go for. Kiri and Orion are not much motivated by catnip but I'll check with lemon balm- I have plenty in the garden.
    Barbara you have Lidl supermarkets there right? You can find the herbal tea called relax there. I don't know what mine would do over fresh lemon balm but they go nuts for the pouches with the tea bags inside and the dried herb.


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