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My cats get high after eating tiny bits of green olives. They roll, are crazy for more, will literally lick my clothes if I spilled a drop of the pickle, and on
by zvrba 6y ago
My cats get high after eating tiny bits of green olives. They roll, are crazy for more, will literally lick my clothes if I spilled a drop of the pickle, and one of the gets a bit playfully aggressive. Just the smell of olives attracts them like crazy. Have also tried catnip, but no observable effect.
I don't overdo it, I don't have olives very often in the fridge, and even then they maybe get a tiny piece once a week.
- gverrilla 6y agoI'm curious: what was the situtation when they first ate olives?
- zvrba 6y agoI never gave them olives by conscious decision; it never occurred to me that they'd like i t. I think I spilled some brine (few drops only) on the kitchen desk, the cat appeared to be there at the same time, sniffed at it, licked it and got crazy for more.
- hrnnnnnn 6y agoOur cat loves olives too, it's the only vegetable he'll eat. Always wondered if it was a unique quirk but I guess not!
- dokem 6y agoMy cat acts the same towards my sweaty post-workout socks. He can't seem to get enough of 'em. And he doesn't seem to care for cat nip nearly as much.
- SideburnsOfDoom 6y agoCats are known to like fatty and salty foods, and not have a "sweet tooth". Olives are oily, and preserved in salt
- zvrba 6y agoThis is beyond liking. The effect is similar to that of catnip when I watch videos of cats high on catnip. They start rolling, rubbing against surfaces, they beg for more, etc. And shortly after (10-ish minutes) the effect wanes off.