TIL catnip is safe and healthy for dogs and can act as a mild sedative
TIL catnip is safe and healthy for dogs and can act as a mild sedative
If your house is home to a cat and a dog, you may be wondering, is my cat's catnip safe for dogs? We've rounded up the facts for you here.
Is Catnip Safe for Dogs?
Yes! Not only is catnip safe for dogs, it is also good for them! Catnip contains vitamins C and E, magnesium, flavonoids (phytonutrients), tannins, and essential oils. Like cats, some dogs don’t respond to catnip but for the ones who do, catnip has the opposite effect that it has with cats. With dogs, catnip acts as a mild sedative and can help with a variety of issues.
Nerves: If your pooch gets nervous at the vet or groomer, try giving her some catnip about 30 minutes before her appointment (see below for tips on how to do this). “It calms them down,” holistic veterinarian Dr. Randy Kidd, tells Animal Wellness magazine. “Some dogs don’t respond, but the ones that do become more relaxed, calmer.”
Bad Belly: Catnip can also come to the rescue of pooches suffering from tummy troubles. These include everything from indigestion (sort of like how mint tea is good for the human belly) to nausea and motion sickness.
Sleep: Because it acts as a sedative, catnip can help with sleep. If you have a pooch who keeps you up at night, catnip given before bedtime for a short period of time could help to regulate his sleep patterns, getting him to a place where everyone can sleep the whole night through.
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Humans can also smoke it and have a mild euphoric effect as well as acting as fever and inflammation relief.
I’ve only ever heard of people smoking it and then getting a headache afterwards. Haven’t read a trip report on Erowid that was counter to that.
Where did you hear this?
https://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=108382
https://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=16735
https://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=44383
Sounds nice actually, I might try this out
Source?
Me. Me and a bunch of dumb fucks tried smoking some when we couldn't find any weed when we were teenagers. None of us got high. Just felt like crap.
I tried it personally after reading about it on erowid back in the day, since we had catnip just growing as a weed around the house.
But this book also talks about its use and effect in humans.
I worked at Petsupermarket in highschool.
I've heard that if you keep some in your armpits while you sleep, it acts like an aphrodisiac, but only if you don't put on deodorant. No, really. You should try it for 3 weeks. It'll change your life.
I think you're mixing up aphrodisiac with anti conception
So having smelly armpits with mouldy leaves in them is an aphrodisiac. For you
I'm seeing an issue here
I learnt from Alnwick Castle poison garden in north England that catnip makes humans grouchy, and historically was used by executioners to feel less bad about executing people. No idea how true that is but it makes an interesting thought!