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FileNotFound · 12-08-2003, 11:51 AM

Well the thing is catnip in the normal form is a herb and it needs to be digested to be absorbed...in other words slow as hell.

The extract does not need to be digested, it's almost instantly thrown into the blood stream.

Here is the difference. A slow gradual dose of valerian root will make you calm, relaxed, and somewhat sleepy. A sudden dose on the other hand will make the cat appear to be 'high', they'll run about in circles, attempt to walk on twos, do back flips, try to stand on their front paws, bounce off walls, attack invisible objects.

I'm really not sure if there are any harmfull effects from it. I gave v. extract to stray cats in Russia because my grand parents had a ton of it and Russia had a ton of stray cats. It was fun to see the cats do insane things...and they seemed to like it cause they came back for more....

12-08-2003, 11:51 AM	#132
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	Well the thing is catnip in the normal form is a herb and it needs to be digested to be absorbed...in other words slow as hell. The extract does not need to be digested, it's almost instantly thrown into the blood stream. Here is the difference. A slow gradual dose of valerian root will make you calm, relaxed, and somewhat sleepy. A sudden dose on the other hand will make the cat appear to be 'high', they'll run about in circles, attempt to walk on twos, do back flips, try to stand on their front paws, bounce off walls, attack invisible objects. I'm really not sure if there are any harmfull effects from it. I gave v. extract to stray cats in Russia because my grand parents had a ton of it and Russia had a ton of stray cats. It was fun to see the cats do insane things...and they seemed to like it cause they came back for more.... __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.