This came out of our daily newspaper today, thought it was quite cute and thought I'd share it with all of you:
Ah, cats: Fickle and stoned.
Question: I have 2 cats, both the same age but not related. One of them goes crazy for catnip, the other just ignores it. Why is that?
Answer: I suspect it is a plan the 2 cats worked out between themselves to drive you crazy. That seems reasonable. As a rule, if it is something you paid money for or want the cat to enjoy, the animal will ignore it. On the other hand, if it is something you didi not pay money for or you do not want the cat to play with - your big toe, for example - the cat will be all over it.
Catnip is a member of the mint family and contains a chemical called nepetalactone, which seems to be the stuff that gets Fluffy stoned. No one is quite sure how it works, although it might have to do with the cat smelling something we don't.
Anyway, the short answer is that the response to catnip seems to be hereditary. Some cats come from a long line of dopers. Some don't.
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I just sat and laughed out loud after reading this, isn't this the truth??!!
(pronounced: Marley). 
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