Noooo...don't confiscate my stash! (Armitage Good Girl Catnip Leaves)

Member Name: thehonesttruth

Product:	Armitage Good Girl Catnip Leaves
Date:	20/02/09 (70 review reads)
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I love my cat - she's a lovely affectionate little thing, quite happy to sit on a lap, chair arm, or newly washed pile of clothing and purr contentedly all day . Sometimes though, I miss her crazy kitten antics - the days when she would bounce off the walls chasing her own shadow, spend hours stalking invisible monsters, or just belt in and out of the catflap at top speed.

So, I decided to try the cat on some catnip - and rather than go for the stuffed mouse, I went straight for the good stuff - dried catnip leeaves, costing a £1.75 for a 25 g bag in my local petshop. That may seem a little pricey, but a little bit of catnip goes a long way, and that bag will last you ages, assuming you only use it as on occasional treat for your cat . The bags not resealable, so we decanted the catnip into one of those banking 'change' bags, something that caused some hilarity later . (More on that a little later in the review)

Now, not all cats react to catnip - some do, some don't. Thats just the way it works, apparently its a genetic thing , so who knows if your cat will like it . I held a little out to my cat between my fingers, and she had a good sniff, and began playfully nipping at my fingers . I scattered a little over *her* chair (yes, she has her own chair) and she bounced up and began rolling around for a few minutes . After that, she jumped down, began grooming, every so often becoming hyperactive and bouncing on and off the chair, and at the wall.

She lost interest in about 10 minutes and drifted off to sleep on the bed upstairs, but returned to the catnip a little later and began the cycle of bouncing and rolling again .

You do need to keep these well out of reach of your cat, preferably in some kind of sealed bag - I used a bank change bag, and kept the catnip balanced on top of a picture hanging on the wall - which prompted some interest when the police visited my house while doing smartwater in my area. As they applied the magic water to my electricals, one of the police spotted my little baggie of green herby stuff, and became all stern, until I proved it to be catnip by giving some to the cat and sending it bouncing off the walls again . I think kitty was happy the police didn't confiscate her 'stash' though .

I now keep the catnip in a tin for safetys sake .

I only tend to use this as an occasional treat for my cat - I've never heard of it being harmful to cats or any potential for overdose, but I believe that like many things, its far more enjoyable as on occasional indulgence than as part of an everyday routine. I'm sure my cat would agree, but she's too busy chasing her own shadow to comment right now .

The petshop I got this from is an independant shop, but I'm sure this product, or something very similar would be available in any petshop.

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