Valeryana root tincture – soft sedative medicine. But many cats reacts to a valerian smell very violently, being extremely excited and falling into true euphoria. What whether does this medicine, harmless for people, force them to behave so and vrednen an animal?
Instruction
1. Impassioned reaction of representatives cat's on valerian is explained by the fact that the smell of this plant is similar to a smell of the pheromones which are contained in urine of techny cats. But, if the smell of foreign animal usually causes sexual excitement or aggressive reaction, in a case with valerian everything is much more difficult.
2. catsvalerianAffects many cats and excitingly, at the same time not only the emotional background, but also hormonal changes. Veterinarians believe that valerian influences the central nervous system of cats and leads to changes in perception of reality, acting as heavy drug.
3. The behavior of a cat "under valerian" can be the most various. Some animals show signs of sexual excitement, some begin "to misbehave": to rush on the house, to tear wall-paper and so on. Sometimes cats panic and some more days after intake of medicine can be afraid of sounds.
4. Valerian can cause in cats and a hallucination: in that case the animal can run away from the invisible enemy or pursue the imagined game. There are also aggression flashes when the tender domestic cat turns into a wild uncontrollable animal who can seize owners teeth and claws.
5. Valerian very quickly causes accustoming in cats. One of the reasons of it is what contains in a root of a plant aktinidin – the substance causing dependence not only in domestic cats but also at large representatives of the cat family. Besides, also banal alcoholism is not excluded: cats most sharply react to spirit tincture of valerian. At the same time animals have no resilience to alcohol therefore "drunkards" they become from the first.
6. The passion of cats for valerian at the same time is not universal: about 30% of cats and about 60% of cats react to a smell of this plant. The kittens who did not reach puberty or are absolutely indifferent to a smell of this medicine, or avoid it.