All adds up to the point that your cat may end up spraying where you don t want him to.
Putting catnip in cat food.
If by some chance your cat was to eat a large amount of catnip it could cause a mild tummy upset but that s not likely to happen.
For most cats it gets no better than a few minutes with some fresh catnip or a favorite catnip infused toy.
Yes it is believed that catnip is safe to put in your cat s food.
Cats are very good at picking out what they do and don t like in food you may not have much luck with catnip.
Remember that catnip is not an everyday snack.
And it s perfectly safe there s nothing in it that can harm your cat.
Even if a large amount is eaten it is believed that the worst case would be an upset tummy.
If your cat is reacting like this to catnip i recommend you to avoid using stuffed toys with catnip as well.
While giving catnip to your cat is ok you don t have to feed it to him for results.
The idea is to appeal to either his sense of smell taste or both.
Dried catnip can be safely chewed or ingested by cats and may be inserted into toys or simply sprinkled around your cat s play area in a small amount e g.
Smelling the catnip is equally strong.
If you buy loose catnip be sure to store it in a sealed container.
Put the container in a high cupboard away from your cats.
However every cat is different some may eat it right away while others may not appreciate it as much.
It s no secret that cats love catnip but can cats eat catnip and are there any guidelines and do s and don ts to keep in mind when feeding catnip to cats.
Catnip is like marijuana for cats.
Catnip is a perennial herb of the mint family.
It s a herb that cats naturally eat in plant form but is more recently used as a dried herb and put in toys or scratching posts to encourage cats to play with them.
All cats may not react the same to this herb but some cats do so if your cat has occasional litter box accidents and you have given it catnip maybe that s a thread to get to the root of the problem.
It is limited to a few special occasions.