Reader Christopher M. called my attention to this video, apparently showing a TAME CANADA LYNX (Lynx canadensis) named Max. The YouTube note says this:
I received a mighty large heavy-duty catnip pillow from Mountain Weaver of Averill Park, NY. I know Max loves catnip but he destroys his toys very quickly. I believe this one is going to last!
Look at his huge paws! Hear his mighty purr! Is there any doubt that this animal is showing the classic “catnip reaction”?
Content note: do not try this at home.
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How would you take the toy away from him? Answer: you don’t!
Not twice, that’s for sure.
As the access instructions at the TLA Bunker say, “If retina scan not recognised, stare into laser with remaining eye”.
I think he thinks the toy is alive, some animal.
Indeed. AIUI catnip’s druggy properties work on humans too. The main difference is our mass is much higher (so we’d need more of it), and we need a more efficient way of getting it into our system than just sniffing it.
Scatnip?
Are you suggesting a catnip enema?
Well, it’s certainly not without precedent.
While catnip does have psychoactive effects on humans, I believe the majority of effects on cats are from chemicals that mimic the pheromones cats use to communicate.
What a beautiful animal!
My my that’s one pretty Kitteh!
Also: Baked.
He’s high as shit! Get the Narcan!
He is a lovely boy, but is it not illegal to keep such a pet?
I don’t recall the tale of Christopher being enstaffed by Max being told here, but the question did occur to me.
Two immediate possibilities occur to me (on only a few seconds consideration) : (1) road injury while young, and too hooman-habituated to be returned to the wild afterwards ; (2) confiscated from an illegal or inappropriate owner but too hoomin-habituated etc.
It would be an interesting tale. [SELF/ Gets nuts and dried fruit, in preference to popcorn.]
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“Don’t try this at home” is right. When I first started giving the cat that adopted me nip, on occasion, he’d get so stoned he’d attack me.
I thought about doing that at home, but I’m still not forgiven for not sharing muffins and butter with Orson.
And sub…
Has anyone ever done a brain scan on a cat, to see what parts of its brain are being affected by catnip? If so, what human drugs have similar effects? Does it act like alcohol, or ecstasy, or what?
Good luck getting it off him.lol
Oh man, I want one of those!
Haven’t heard that one since Cheech and Tommy went their separate ways …
It does have a “transatlantic early 1970s” feel to it.