Operation Catnip celebrated a milestone of fixing 100,000 community cats by hosting a massive spay/neuter clinic Saturday.

G AINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Operation Catnip is celebrating the spaying and neutering of 100,000 cats by hosting a ...

What does catnip do to cats? According to the Humane Society cats react to catnip by meowing, flipping, rolling, rubbing and zoning out. Some cats may even become aggressive if you approach them ...

Gardeners have used catnip as an insect repellant for many years, but does it keep all bugs away? Find out if it is effective ...

Not all cats react to the good stuff. Cats may display varying reactions to catnip – or none at all. A 2017 study on cats' reactions to different types of cat-stimulating plants found that about ...

Catnip, or Nepeta cataria, is a member of the mint family. It contains a compound called nepetalactone, which is what causes the characteristic catnip reaction.

Catnip isn’t just intensely pleasurable for cats. It’s also practical – chewing and licking the leaves of the plant releases compounds that repel pesky insects like mosquitoes.

A new study finds that the feline reaction to catnip and silver vine helps to stave off mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects. By Oliver Whang Cats, so often, are a mystery, even to those that ...