Cats on catnip are clearly having a wonderful time – but does it get them high? Our vet explains more… ...

What does catnip do to cats? Catnip has different effects depending on the individual cat and the way the cat takes the drug. "It either ramps cats up, or it mellows them out," Wooten says.

The dose of catnip and how your cat consumes it will result in different responses: The more your cat eats or inhales it, the stronger the effect.

Catnip can drive kitties of all sizes a little crazy, and its effects have led feline lovers to wonder what makes this little green plant so attractive to them.

Silver vine sticks are less likely to cause the ‘catnip effect’, causing only one in five to respond in the study, likely because they have lower amounts of the necessary chemicals.

A kitten's first encounter with catnip has been chronicled in a hilarious video shared to TikTok by his owner. Meatball, the white and ginger British longhair kitten, could be seen reacting with ...

Silver vine sticks are less likely to cause the ‘catnip effect’, causing only one in five to respond in the study, likely because they have lower amounts of the necessary chemicals.