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2 gru 2019 · If your cat does not respond to catnip, try wood pieces of Tartarian Honeysuckle for an alternative olfactory enrichment experience for your cat.
Unlike catnip and other catnip alternatives, Tatarian honeysuckle berries, flowers, or leaves shouldn't be given to cats or dogs. That's because they contain cyanogenic glycosides. These plant toxins can cause rapid heartbeat, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, and dilated pupils.
16 mar 2017 · Silver vine and Tatarian honeysuckle appear to be good alternatives to catnip for domestic cats that do not respond to catnip. Olfactory stimulation is an often overlooked method of environmental enrichment for cats in captivity.
The wood invokes a behavioural response in about half of domestic cats. Of cats that do not respond to catnip, one third respond to Tatarian honeysuckle. [11] In its native habitat, Tatarian honeysuckle is a host plant to at least 16 Lepidoptera species, including Limenitis camilla, Limenitis helmanni and Perittia sibirica. [12]
The authors say that olfactory enrichment using silver vine, Tatarian honeysuckle or valerian root may, similar to catnip, be an effective means to improve the quality of life for cats, particularly those kept indoors exclusively.
Tatarian honeysuckle contains a chemical that is similar to the active ingredient in catnip. Most likely, it is this substance that puts cats into a delightful, temporarily altered state.
10 paź 2017 · Silver vine and catnip were the plant materials that elicited the most positive responses, with 79% of cats responding to silver vine with enjoyment behaviors, and 68% responding similarly to catnip. Significantly fewer cats responded to Tatarian honeysuckle (53%) or valerian root (47%).
