slacker Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Irregular News for 01.05.07 Los Angeles, CA -- Two Los Angeles police officers, coming out of a convenience store, observed a suspicious looking bag in the back seat of a car. When the owner of the car returned, the man was asked to open the car and "step aside." The two officers then searched the car and analyzed the content of the bag. After realizing it was catnip, the officers chuckled, apologized and let the man go. It turns out that the owner of the car is none other than Adrian Martinez, founder of DogCatRadio.com, a radio station that caters to pet lovers. He had just received the catnip earlier that day to be featured on an upcoming broadcast. "My first thought was to run," says Martinez, jokingly. "We get a lot of products from companies and I carry anything from pet food to catnip in my car, however, I don't think I will be traveling with catnip anytime soon." Since going from 200 listeners each week to over 3 million, the station reviews thousands of products for their listeners including pet supplies, home products and appliances, travel get-aways, automobiles, and various entertainment events. Aside from offering music, news, product reviews, and travel tips for pet families, DogCatRadio.com, which was launched in June of 2005 by Martinez, features DogCat TV -- a weekly program with a variety of segments including pet fashion shows hosted by celebrities, cooking for your pet by the Pet Chef, pet training exercises by celebrity pet trainer Kathryn Segura, and where to stay with your pet when traveling by Jane Harris. source Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 And it doesn't give you the munchies. Ya just squirm around on the floor more. Quote Link to comment
cmb23 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Funny thing is...there will be stoners that are like "Duuuuuude.....lets try smokin' some of Garfields hash maaaaaannnn!!!" Quote Link to comment
Touchdown Tommie Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 That will be the next thing that I am trained on at school to recognize....kids all hopped up on catnip!!! Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 What the hell is in catnip anyway?? My parents have a cat and I give him some all the time......it's hilarious watching him...... Quote Link to comment
Touchdown Tommie Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I am not sure what is in it....all I know it is like a drug for cats. Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Catnip is a perennial herb belonging to the mint family Labiatae. Catnip is known in scientific nomenclature as "Nepeta cataria". The plant is a weed-like mint that is now native in North America and Canada after being introduced from its native Mediterranean soil. Cats are unique in their response to catnip, as cats have a special receptor for the catnip active ingredient, called Nepetalactone. Nepetalactone is a mild hallucinogen, but not addictive or harmful for cats. The behavioral response can be very dramatic in some cats - rolling, licking, rubbing, drooling, jumping, running. Other cats appear to become very sedate after exposure. Very young and senior cats do not respond as much, or at all to Catnip. Also, 10-30% of the cat population does not respond to catnip at all, at any age. This is due to genetics - some cats are genetically "programmed" to respond to catnip, some aren't. Catnip is completely nontoxic to cats. If a large quantity of fresh Catnip is consumed, you may see some vomiting or diarrhea, but this is rare and self-limiting. If your cat experiences this, limit or withhold catnip. Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 totally, d00d.. Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Catnip is a perennial herb belonging to the mint family Labiatae. Catnip is known in scientific nomenclature as "Nepeta cataria". The plant is a weed-like mint that is now native in North America and Canada after being introduced from its native Mediterranean soil. Cats are unique in their response to catnip, as cats have a special receptor for the catnip active ingredient, called Nepetalactone. Nepetalactone is a mild hallucinogen, but not addictive or harmful for cats. The behavioral response can be very dramatic in some cats - rolling, licking, rubbing, drooling, jumping, running. Other cats appear to become very sedate after exposure. Very young and senior cats do not respond as much, or at all to Catnip. Also, 10-30% of the cat population does not respond to catnip at all, at any age. This is due to genetics - some cats are genetically "programmed" to respond to catnip, some aren't. Catnip is completely nontoxic to cats. If a large quantity of fresh Catnip is consumed, you may see some vomiting or diarrhea, but this is rare and self-limiting. If your cat experiences this, limit or withhold catnip. Thanks, Professor AR!! Quote Link to comment
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