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What plant do cats love most? In Europe and North America, many people would probably answer "catnip." In Japan, the answer would more likely be silver vine (matatabi in Japanese). Both plants are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Say you're at the pet store to pick up some cat food, and you spot a cute catnip toy. It's been a while since your sweet furry ...

As loving cat parents, we understand that a happy cat is a cat whose natural instincts are nurtured and whose days are filled with purpose and play. While many of us are familiar with the often ...

If your cat goes crazy for catnip, chances are they’ll go even more crazy for silver vine. Studies have shown that silver vine is both more potent than catnip and that a higher percentage of cats will ...

In 1709, a Japanese botanist became the first person to describe how cats go wild for catnip and silver vine — plants that put felines into a state of drug-like euphoria. However, while it's very ...

Catnip and silver vine have been known as cat attractant plants. Cat lovers use dry leaves of these plants and toys stuffed with the leaves to give joy to their pet cats. But how does this work? What ...

The research team first focused on their observation that silver vine leaves crumpled and torn by feline licking and chewing appeared to have a much stronger aromatic odor compared to intact leaves.

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Cats kept indoors can live a good life when they get access to a variety of positive experiences. Examples include performing natural behaviours, feeling safe at home and using their full sensory ...

A new study finds that the feline reaction to catnip and silver vine helps to stave off mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects. By Oliver Whang Cats, so often, are a mystery, even to those that ...