For those pooper scoopers who have cats, they will surely know that there is something called catnip. Many pooper scoopers will always have catnip in the house because cats will have an excited reaction to it. So there are many people who are curious as to why cats like catnip so much. Today, I will explain it to you.

The original name of catnip was known as camphor grass. It is a type of earthwort and the flowers of catnip are lavender flowers. Once cats smell catnip, they are attracted to it. The reason why cats are attracted to it is because catnip has a component called thorny lactone in it. When a cat smells thorny lactone, it will excite the amygdala in the brain, and once it is excited, it will make the cat feel excited. However, cats are not too fond of fresh catnip, they prefer dry catnip.

But not all cats will react to catnip. Generally speaking, 50-70% of cats will be excited by the smell of catnip, but 30% of cats will not react to catnip. In particular, if your cat is not yet two months old, it will not respond to catnip. It is only after the cat reaches half a year of age that the reaction slowly starts to become strong, and the female cat will react more strongly than the male cat.

Cats are also not dependent on catnip for such euphoria as they are on drugs. When a cat smells catnip, it will seem more excited for 15 minutes, but, after 15 minutes, it returns to normal. Also, if you don’t give your cat a catnip sniff for a long time, your cat will not feel physically uncomfortable. Therefore, the pooper scooper should not have a resistant mentality towards catnip, thinking that catnip is harmful to cats. On the contrary, a proper sniff of catnip will also make the cat more youthful and energetic.