It's widely established that human drug and food consumption increases when access is limited; people binge on things that are not always available. This is why teens drink until they pass out whenever the opportunity comes up, but people who are able to legally buy alcohol don't drink themselves into a coma every single day. I wanted to test if this applied to cat psychology as well, so I put en entire bag of catnip in a cereal bowl next to the cat's food. So far, the cat's response is exactly the same as a human's response. She ate lots of it on the first day, but then she stopped. I haven't seen her eat any of the catnip in the following week, but I can tell she's stoned every once in a while because she lays on her back when she is high. The rest of the time, she is a lot more relaxed and friendly.
Has anyone else tried giving their cat unlimited access to catnip? How did it turn out?
Has anyone else tried giving their cat unlimited access to catnip? How did it turn out?