So, back from a fairly long holiday hiatus. For your viewing pleasure:
Our sister-in-law sent Sean the above link, about big cats reacting to catnip, and it made me realize that I should mention our kitties' relationship to the stuff. It's kind of funny--all of them handle it differently. Mister just likes to roll in it. Reggie will actually eat it. (Then again, Reggie will eat practically anything.) Elroy enjoys it cautiously. Otto and Wanda, however, become what you could delicately call "mean drunks." They get ornery once they've been imbibing. Otto usually swats at the other cats, or gently pats them on their backsides, as though he's asking them to "move along." Wanda just wants to fight, and often Otto will be the recipient of that sentiment. Putting the stuff into a paper bag can almost guarantee that the bag will be in shreds within a few hours.
It's a darn good thing that none of them have opposable thumbs, because if they did, and they could figure out how to open the catnip container, this would probably be all they would do with their time. Productivity would plummet. On the other hand, their productivity has really not been up to snuff lately anyway, so I guess it wouldn't matter.
Too funny. Plum likes to eat it and Jessamine rolls in it and then gets mean. Plum is usually the brunt, but don't fall for trick of wiggling on her back looking all cute and make the mistake of reaching down to pet her. Lose an arm that way! Another great blog!
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