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TIL I learned about the "catnip gene"
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Some cats also respond to valerian root, carrots (fresh or dried) and chlorine (like when you bring home wet pool clothes). I had one who reacted the same way to all three of those and catnip, but not silvervine.
that's super interesting, wonder if stray cats annoy carrot farmers lol