Canadian catnip?

**Randi** · 10-12-2006, 10:53 AM

That catnip really sounds amazing! I wonder if I could get some seeds an plant some myself.

**slick** · 10-12-2006, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Randi

That catnip really sounds amazing! I wonder if I could get some seeds an plant some myself.

The catnip that I get is all "buds" and no stems....

I have never offered to send out any because Gary has the monopoly on this. As soon as I get more mobile I can send you some, Randi, and see where I can get some seeds for you to plant.

**Logan** · 10-12-2006, 11:56 AM

Gary's catnip is certainly the best I have ever seen! I can remember watching Butter with that mouse Gary sent and he was in Heaven! In fact, I think he tore the package open before I did, if I remember correctly.

I had the funniest video of him rolling around with that thing!

**Don Juan's mom** · 10-12-2006, 12:54 PM

My "cat rancher" brother (3 cats, all rescues) has some catnip growing outside his house in north-central Pennsylvania. Says it makes pet store catnip look like weak oregano.

Liz

**Sonia59** · 10-12-2006, 01:20 PM

In Europe (well, at least in several countries) we can hardly find catnip, and when we find some, the package is ridiculously small for a very high price

In France it's not very common to give catnip to our kitties. Poor guys

It is with PT that I realized how common it was in Canada and US!

Recently, my partner went to Canada for his work and I gave him the mission to find good catnip. He brought two brands, one was the "Cosmic" catnip, and I don't remember for the other one (I am not at home to check). I cannot give you a comparison with other brands, but these ones have been largely cat approved

Here is a link for the Cosmic catnip:
http://www.cosmicpet.com/detail.asp?col=3&id=1

Your vet could go to Canada, let's say for holidays, and bring one or too suitcases of catnip

**Randi** · 10-12-2006, 01:37 PM

Thanks for the offer, Slick, but don't think about catnip now - you need to relax and get better.

Are you back on e-mail? I got one back I sent the 5th.

The toys with catnip I've got for Fister over the years almost bored him to death, with one exception - the catnip doll ES got for him when we met in Munich. In fact I'll go and have a look at that picture to see who manufactored it.

I'm so stupid.... I was growing mint in my allotment garden, but I killed it all, as it was spreading like weed. I should have saved some to dry, now I know that mint and catnip is quite similar.

Sonia59 and Crazy-cat-lover, thanks for the links!

**Barbara** · 10-12-2006, 03:02 PM

Randi, mint won't work!
And with catnip it is different. Some cats like it and some are not interested. I have read in one of the thousands of PT threads that Australian kitties are genetically not prone to catnip.

Filou and Tigris didn't like real life fresh catnip I brought to them from a botanical garden- they prefer valeriane.

BUT- big BUT!!! they went crazy about the crocheted ball from catmandu and from the mousie I bought one time in Vancouver- so I am wondering whether Canadian catnip might be a different species from what they sell here.