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Old November 15th 06, 05:24 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Julie and Sam
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Default Leave the catnip at the door

Lacey says it is so unfair! She lurves catnip. Last weekend we went to a
catshow and one of the catfood companies had cardboard cat scratchers that
you fill with catnip. So we brought two of them home, filled them with 1/2
the catnip and set it out. Lacey got the first snort....mmmmm, good stuff,
Meowmy. The other three followed and over the next few days we'd find one
or the other of the cats either scratching the cardboard or stretched out
across the cardboard box.

Then suddenly Lacey began sneezing. Hard, body wracking sneezes. Her nose
began running and you could hear a rattly breathing. For several days she
sneezed like that as I scratched my head trying to figure out why she was
suddenly sneezing. Was she getting sick again? Then it occured to me, she
had begun sneezing when I put the catnip out. Could she be allergic to
catnip? She said NOnoNO, Meowmy. Ize lurves de 'nip. Well, I had to give
the idea a try so I took it out of the house. Within 12 hours she had
almost stopped sneezing and by the next day she was cleared up. sigh It
appears I have a cat who is allergic to catnip!

Julie and Lacey