Why Do Cats Go Nuts For Catnip. Catnip Nepeta cataria seen here is grown specifically for cats. The chemical substance that makes cats go nuts from this stuff is called nepetalactone.
Other nepetas are ornamental plants and you wont want cats to destroy them. Jul 20 2005 7 petnurse2265 TCS. The only difference is that the playful biting is.
But they do have energy to burn just like any other animal.
According to cat behaviour expert Benjamin Hart they might have evolved to do this to distract cats when they get caught giving it a chance to escape. She likes cat treats but she wouldnt try and get in those either if they were left out. Theyre attracted to the nepetalactone given off by bruised leaves and stems. Catnip leaves can actually be used to.
