# What, (if anything,) do we know about cats and their reaction to catnip?

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**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-we-know-about-cats-and-their-reaction-to-catnip/792779 "2017-08-04T15:37:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-we-know-about-cats-and-their-reaction-to-catnip/792779/21 "2017-08-05T18:16:46Z")

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> [@DesertDog](#):
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> I’ve had a long string then because _no_ cat I have ever owned has had any interest in the stuff.
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> I think it’s a myth.

Well, all three cats which I’ve owned were gaga for it. When I give some to my current cat, he rubs his face and body all over it, purrs like crazy, and drools like you can’t believe. If the catnip is in a toy (like a stuffed toy mouse), the poor toy is drenched with his drool within moments. He’s like that for five minutes or so, then wanders off.

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