If to allow a cat to try valerians, he will begin to somersault, jump, run, rage to hold up the head under a water jet, etc. In such state the cats just become stupid. It also is clear: ethyl alcohol, getting to an animal organism even in small quantity, has negative effect on his nervous system. Valerian for cats all the same that drug for the person.
Why valerian does harm to cats?
The word "valerian" is meant as tincture of rhizomes of a valerian medicinal on 70% ethyl alcohol. Even enough that, having got to an organism of a cat to do much harm to her health is insignificant small amount of alcohol. Though alcohol contains in tincture and a little to human measures, for a cat of this quantity it is quite enough: the weight of an adult animal at 50-80 times concedes to the weight of the adult man. It is simple to guess that one drop of this tincture - the whole glass for an animal!
The cat who became stupid from valerian is still half the problem. The fact is that alcohol makes negative impact on nervous system of an animal, gradually destroying it. Veterinarians extremely are negative to jokes of this sort with animals and strictly forbid to give to a pet valerian. Instead they advise to get the soft toy impregnated with cat's mint for a cat.
How does the cat after intake of valerian behave?
The mechanism of impact of tincture on a cat (and sometimes and on a cat) is very difficult. Scientists compare it to impact of cocaine on the person. Unfortunately, cats and cats cannot tell about the feelings and about the possible hallucinations resulting from intake of valerian. However the scientists watching behavior of the become stupid cats claim that these animals test a condition of euphoria, similar to human. The cats who are given to drink by this tincture are shaken here and there, ride on a floor, is very loud and uncharacteristic for them mew. At such animals the coordination of the movement is broken at all: they are not able to resist on the pads, they sometimes cannot fit even into a wide open door, fall from sofas, from tables, at them it is impossible even to reach a bowl with water.
Why cats so love valerian?
The fact is that valerian vapors (or the drops which are pinched by a cat from a table) cause certain biochemical processes in an animal organism: at cats a certain amount of men's hormones begins to be distinguished. When these hormones are emitted in the natural way (during pairing), to cats it in joy and when their allocation is caused by chemical medicine – the animal only suffers, but does not derive pleasure. Many cats after intake of valerian behave unnaturally. Cases when huge doses of valerian got to an organism of cats are known: animals felt nervous shock, tore them, they observed irreversible processes of perception and even sudden death.