Trilobites Your Cat Isn’t Just Getting High Off Catnip A new study hints that plants like catnip and silver vine may also protect your feline friend from mosquitoes.

Catnip repels insects. Scientists may have finally found out how The plant triggers a receptor that, in other animals, senses pain and itch ...

Chewed and Rolled: How Cats Make the Most of Their Catnip High A new study finds that the feline reaction to catnip and silver vine helps to stave off mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects.

Catnip, catmint, catwort, field balm -- it doesn't matter what you call Nepeta cataria. Lions, tigers, panthers, and your common domestic tabby just can't seem to get enough of this fragrant herb ...

When exposed to catnip or silver vine, cats engage in some fairly predictable behaviors, such as licking and chewing the leaves, rubbing their heads and ...

Rubbing against catnip and silver vine transfers plant chemicals that researchers have now shown protect cats from mosquitoes. The results also demonstrate that engaging with nepetalactol, which ...

Cats really seem to enjoy it, but why do cats like catnip? Learn how much catnip is safe for your cat and how it affects each cat differently.

Catnip contains nepetalactone, an essential oil found in the catnip plant. Here's how it affects your cat and why it makes them feel so good.

Most — but not all — cats can get loopy and happy from catnip. Here's why that happens and how to give it to your cat safely.