Then you can stuff the dried catnip into something as simple as a small fabric pillow, tightly machine-stitched closed, or make a pattern for a small stuffed toy. Your cat will love you forever.

Here's why cats love catnip so much and other things you may not have known about the herb and its effects.

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 ...

Nepetalactone, one of catnip's volatile oils, enters the cat's nasal tissue, where it is believed to bind to protein receptors that stimulate sensory neurons.