About this deal
Additionally, these Matatabi Trixie Sticks also support your cat’s dental hygiene, so it’s the perfect 2-in-1 solution! We recommend only giving these sticks to your cat in your presence, and watching to see how your cat reacts.
Cats play with the sticks like toys and will often chew on them too and this is said to be good for their teeth. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US.I believe that’s probably an exaggerated claim, as is the case with most hard dental treats that purport to improve dental health, Most cats won’t chew hard treats long enough to derive any dental benefits. The Matatabi tree comes from the same family as the Kiwi Tree that grows in Asia, particularly in China and Japan. Some mention that it makes their cat more playful, while others say that it didn't interest their cats and that it was not very stimulating for the cat. If your cat doesn't react to catnip anymore or has grown bored of it, you'll need to upgrade your cat stimulant.
Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.
Puur Matatabi provides distraction and calm in stressful situations such as when travelling, moving house, introducing a new member of the family, a stay in kennels or a trip to the vet. Cats react to silvervine similarly to how they do to catnip, with behaviors like rolling, chin and cheek rubbing, meowing, drooling and licking. A 2017 scientific study found 70% of cats had a reaction to catnip, however over 80% of cats had a reaction to silvervine, with many cats enjoying both! This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.
She must have smelled the silvervine because she started dancing around my feet the way she does when she gets excited about something. Yes, matatabi is an alternative to regular catnip, and it appears to be even more potent than this well-known cat stimulant. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. My orange cat initially smelled it and chewed for few seconds but he didn't attend the stick anymore. Matatabi, more commonly known as silvervine, is a plant which produces an oil that cats are naturally attracted to.
If your kitty is kind of "eh" about the sticks, you can strip a bit off of the bark to freshen up the silvervine aroma and make it attractive again.
If your cat doesn’t react to catnip anymore or has grown bored of it, you’ll need to upgrade your cat’s stimulant. You understand and agree that if your pet's condition should deteriorate in any way, you should immediately seek the advice of your veterinarian. Furthermore, 75% of the cats that did NOT respond to catnip still had a positive reaction to silvervine!
To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Silvervine (Matatabi) is a natural plant that benefits feline health by relieving stress and anxiety. We recommend playing with the sticks for a maximum of 20 minutes at a time and then keeping them closed again. He is not keen on catnip so I was surprised that he loves these so much and I’m so glad I gave them a try. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy.