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You are here: Home / Catinees / Sunday Catinee: Big Cats and Catnip… the “Science”

Sunday Catinee: Big Cats and Catnip… the “Science”

June 23, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat25 Comments

Sparkle's Sunday Catinee

A while back, Big Cat Rescue featured some of their tigers, lions and leopards enjoying catnip. Apparently some humans argued that there was no science behind the claim that these big guys did, in fact, enjoy the nip. So to placate the naysayers, they threw another nip party for their charges… in a more scientific vein. Well, not really… check it out:

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Comments

  1. KatzTales says

    June 23, 2013 at 11:23 pm

    MOL! Someone is signing up cats for legal nip experiments???

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  2. Pasha says

    June 23, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    Our Mommy wonders if the big kitties would let her snorgle their bellies! 🙂

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  3. Oui Oui says

    June 23, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    Of course the big cats loved nip! Who doesn’t? Those naysayers must be dog people.

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  4. Cathy Keisha says

    June 23, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    Yes, but do they like Silvervine? MOL!

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  5. Michelle S says

    June 23, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    What a great video!!! They’re only 30 minutes from me, so it’s pretty pathetic that I’ve never made the time to visit!

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  6. Toby & Leia says

    June 23, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    We luff Sunday Catinee! Those big cats are great.

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  7. Sweet Purrfections says

    June 23, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    We think the videos proved that kitties like catnip, no matter their size.

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  8. Katie Bella says

    June 23, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    I LOVE knowing they can and do enjoy nip!

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  9. Flynn says

    June 23, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    That was fun to watch. I wonder if nip gives them the munchies too.

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  10. Spitty the Kitty says

    June 23, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    We loved the movie. But tell us: Was that little song about Binga?

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  11. Baby Tali says

    June 23, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Kittehs is kittehs I guess..My Humom got to hold a Mountain Lion cub at a zoo once..she says it just like holding a very big kitten..and lots of fun to play with.. 😆

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  12. Devoted to Willow says

    June 23, 2013 at 11:22 am

    Sometimes a nip fest is just a nip fest and those big cats show how to truly enjoy some nip time with their brand of cuteness.

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  13. Layla Morgan Wilde (Cat Wisdom 101) says

    June 23, 2013 at 11:03 am

    Loved it. I wonder if it’s the same % of big cats that like nip.

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  14. Abby says

    June 23, 2013 at 10:30 am

    Ah ha kitties love catnips!

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  15. Madi and Mom says

    June 23, 2013 at 10:13 am

    OHCs that is a bigggggggggggggy kitty.
    hugs madi your bfff

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  16. Brian says

    June 23, 2013 at 9:04 am

    We all love those big cats and of course a NipFest is always special!

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  17. Glogirly & Katie says

    June 23, 2013 at 9:03 am

    Pawsome video, Sparkle!!!
    I’m just glad I don’t have to share my nip with kitties THAT big!!!
    ; ) Katie

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  18. meowmeowmans says

    June 23, 2013 at 8:13 am

    LOVE it! Those big kitties sure are enjoying that nip. 🙂 We have been nominating you again and again!

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  19. CATachresis says

    June 23, 2013 at 7:40 am

    Big cat, little cat, they’re all the same!! mol

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  20. Kitties Blue says

    June 23, 2013 at 7:19 am

    How to tame the savage beast…big or small…catnip! Loved the video. Thanks for sharing. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Misty May, Mauricio, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette

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  21. Hannah and Lucy says

    June 23, 2013 at 7:03 am

    What a great video – we loved it and it shows that most big cats do like nip. Who can blame them for that!
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx x

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  22. Sometimes, Cats Herd You says

    June 23, 2013 at 5:37 am

    We love that video! Big cats really do have some things in common with smaller ones. We also love Big Cat Rescue. Our head peep has visited there, and it’s an amazing place for big cats who needed a forever home.

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  23. Marg says

    June 23, 2013 at 4:23 am

    What a great video. I enjoyed that a lot. So much fun to see all those big cats having a good time. That is a great organization.Take care.

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  24. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    June 23, 2013 at 3:08 am

    Good research! We don’t act the same way to nip every time! Some hoomans just don’t get us felines! Happy Sunday!

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  25. The Paw Relations says

    June 23, 2013 at 1:49 am

    What a great movie for a Sunday morning.

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