Why does my cat go nutty over the Herbal Valerina Teabags?

Question

Shes never liked Cat Nip. I was reccomended Valerina teabags to help me sleep and they worked.
When I was emptying my shopping bags my cat was going nutty over the box with the Valerina Teabags in she was dribbling and rolling about running on the box and clutching it to her body when I sat down holding the box she got on my lap. This is very rare. What does it make her behave crazy and is it ok for her?

Answer 1

Because the plant Valerian is a sedative for humans but a stimulant for cats.
It's completely normal. My cat also used to get nuts on this stuff

Answer 2

It may have some cat-nip qualities, I think it's okay. I found that my cat goes nutty over the smell of green stuffed olives, one time I left an empty plate that still had some of the liquid from the olives on the coffee table, she sniffed it & went silly rolling around and seemed to like it, I was told from others that have cats that do the same. There is know harm in it, let her have fun.

Answer 3

Sounds like it contains Valerian; a plant the cats are quite fond off. The response is variable and seems to correspond to the personal character of the cat. I looked it up and the root of the plant contains a terpenoid chemical - valerinone. Valerinone is a chemical very similar to catnip's nepetalactone (the active ingredient in catnip that some cats respond to). In humans, Valerian is used to induce sleep or calm, a feeling of well being.

Answer 4

Hi, thanks for asking the question - I was really interested in the answers because some of my cats are the same. Fishing the used teabag out of the bin & getting into the cupboard with the unused one, shredding the box & playing with the tea bags.

The funny thing is, though, they ignore the catnip mice.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Valerina contains Actinidine and Dihydroactinidiolide; both are attractive to cats (like catnip).

Answer 7

Here in Germany they have little cloth packages filled with Valerian root for cats to play with. Valerian has a sedative effect on people, but has the opposite effect on cats. My cat rolls around on the little package, rubs her face all over it, then lays with her head on it like it's a pillow. I don't know if they have this Valerian root cat toy in the States. If they use it for cat toys, I assume it isn't harmful. My cat has never shown any ill effects from her Valerian-induced high.

Answer 8

Cat nip in the wild is very similar to peppermint, Maybe there is some form of peppermint in the tea

Answer 9

Valerian smells like cheesy socks - my cat also loves the smell of parmesan and garlic!

Answer 10

diffrent cats like diffrent smells.so the herb in cat nip migth not get her hiped up like the herb form the tea.