What are you doing right now? - Page 148

ontheEdgeof17 · #**2206** 02-11-2007, 08:15 PM

watching/discussing The Grammys

goldustsongbird · #**2207** 02-11-2007, 09:48 PM

Watching So You Think You Can Dance... and wishing I was watching something else.

DrummerDeanna · #**2208** 02-11-2007, 09:49 PM

^^
Why don't you watch something else then?

Just watched MORE Sex and the City and took the dog on a walk...

goldustsongbird · #**2209** 02-11-2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

^^
Why don't you watch something else then?

Just watched MORE Sex and the City and took the dog on a walk...

There's nothing else on.

Sunday night TV is usually boring.

DrummerDeanna · #**2210** 02-11-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

There's nothing else on.

Sunday night TV is usually boring.

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Oh..that's true...though I used to really look forward to Desperate Housewives, which I now haven't watched in months.

Usually I just pop a dvd in (hence my Sex and the City marathon). I don't have cable though - so around my place, nothing is ever on...except maybe SuperNanny

Now I'm warming my feet.

goldustsongbird · #**2211** 02-11-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

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Oh..that's true...though I used to really look forward to Desperate Housewives, which I now haven't watched in months.

Usually I just pop a dvd in (hence my Sex and the City marathon). I don't have cable though - so around my place, nothing is ever on...except maybe SuperNanny

Now I'm warming my feet.

Yeah, I've been hitting my DVD collection pretty hard. There used to be decent movies on at night. Not so much anymore.

estranged4life · #**2212** 02-11-2007, 10:01 PM

Sitting back relaxing, listening to Pink Floyd and hoping 'that' awards show ends in bloodshed and multiple deaths

seeker007nmss · #**2213** 02-11-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

Haha, your little kitty picture brings up memories of our first cat. We went out to eat one night and whenever we left the house, we kept the cat in our kitchen. Well also in the kitchen was the store of cat nip which someone had accidentally left on the floor. We came back to find him rolling upon a bed of cat nip with an idiotic smile on his little face. Funniest sight ever.

Happy Kitty!

Is The Catnip Effect Dangerous for Your Cat?
Your cat, your loving and lovable family pet is not usually what you would call a bundle of energy. In fact she spends a good deal of the day taking a siesta. When she moves she does so at her own pace and in her own time.

But should your sedate kitty have a whiff of catnip . . . well, wop bop a lula blim bam boom! The party is on baby. Suddenly your cat is rollicking and rolling around, frisky, excited and running about as if the catnip effect has turned back the clock and she is a kitten once again.

Then as little as two, but up to fifteen minutes later your cat is back to her slothful, normal self, the effect completely worn off.

What causes the catnip effect, why do cats react in to it in that way?

First, not all cats do react to catnip. It is estimated that one third to half of the domestic cat population is unaffected by the herb. The reaction to catnip is inherited. Kittens that have only one parent that reacts, have a one in two chance of reacting themselves, and kittens that have parents that both react have a three in four chance. Kittens under three to four months old do not usually react to catnip at all, and with older cats the catnip effect is considerably lessened.

Also, if a cat that would normally have a reaction to catnip is in a threatening situation, or is outside of its usual surroundings, it may not respond to the catnip.

Anyway, as to what causes the catnip effect, the experts do know that nepetalactone, an oil found in catnip, causes cats that are sensitive to it to go ga-ga. What they don't know is why certain cats react that way.

It's not just the domestic cat that can experience the catnip effect. Big cats too can react to it; lions, leopards, cheetahs and pumas can get catnip high but interestingly not tigers.

When a cat finds catnip it will usually sniff at it, rub up against it, lick it and nibble at it. It is the sniffing at it that gets the reaction, it is thought that cats nibble and rub against the catnip to bruise it and thereby cause more of the nepetalactone oil to be released. Strangely, if a cat actually eats the catnip it will likely act as a sedative as opposed to giving the kitty a high.

So, is catnip dangerous for your kitty? After all, the response that some felines have to catnip is not unlike the response that some humans have to stuff that they shouldn't smoke.

Although it said that catnip is bio-chemically related to cannabis cats will come to no harm by enjoying it and will not become dependent. The catnip effect very seldom lasts longer than 15 minutes maximum until the cat loses interest. After this a cat will not react again for a minimum of one hour.

Not all cats react to the herb in exactly the same way though. The typical response is an uninhibited friskiness and silliness, but a few cats, usually male, become aggressive, or irritable, rather than frisky.

Catnip has long been thought safe for humans. It has been prescribed by herbalists to treat nervousness, stomach complaints, flatulence, and even smallpox! Its leaves have been chewed to relieve toothache and it has been drunk as a tea as a cough remedy. Catnip in the form of a poultice has been recommended to reduce swellings and as an ointment to relive piles.

The catnip effect is not dangerous for cats rather it is a very effective kitty treat for some felines, those that are susceptible to it, to enjoy.