Your cat is peacefully sitting on the couch when he catches a scent from the addictive plant that you are rubbing between your fingers. Suddenly, he is alerted to the aroma of a kitty drug scientifically called Nepetalactone. Nepeta Cataria Plant aka Catnip. Why does kitty go crazy for catnip? To put it simply, there is a alluring chemical composition in the Nepeta Cataria plant. This plant, which has over 200 species, is where catnip originates. What is it that takes your kitty from its restful state to “kitty happiness”? It’s the substances known as nepetalactone, which is the active ingredient secreted from the leaves and stems of the catnip plant.
