The different kinds of tea that cats like

Awwww, this thread.

I thought about reviving this yesterday when I noticed the kitten upside down and drooling under a chair, and then saw that she had somehow gotten the box of valerian tea out of the cabinet and torn into it. Since then she has been waiting for another opportunity to attack the cabinet and binge again.

Kitty doesn't want tea!

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That baby hasn't completely recovered from the delivery, I fear.

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haha

I used to live with two cats who would MANGLE the paper wrappers from peppermint tea bags. They would basically roll on them and push their shoulders into them to try to get as much of the scent on them as possible, presumably. Craziness.

Oh, is it because peppermint is related to catnip?

I'm not sure, but catnip is some kind of mint, I think.

Ceiling cat is watching tea cat drink yr tea!

Think so, rox. Yeah, catnip is a mint, albeit not one that smells minty to humanz.

Ceiling cat makes me lol.

Think so, rox. Yeah, mint is a catnip, albeit not one that smells catnippy to humanz.

Fixed.

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i bet cats like morning thunder

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earl grey, or anything left unattended.

definitely pomegranate

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Six years on I have come to terms with my twee-ness but have never seen a cat drink any tea, ever.

this is the quintessential ILX thread to me. I think about this thread title at least twice a week.

hi rainy, long time no see!

Every morning I get my mug of coffee, sit down on the couch, and put my mug on the floor, the easiest place to access it from the couch. And every morning, my cat comes over, smells the coffee, then tries to bury it (in our hardwood floors). Every morning.

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omg

awesome

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sweet jesus

well I know what I'm having nightmares about tonight

awww, this thread is adorable!

Can anyone tell me how to make really really good chai tea? The Tazo bags ain't cutting it. I'd like to do it iced with milk. I rather liked Oprah's fucking chai at Starbucks but 1) five bucks and change for a small iced tea? Get the fuck out of here and 2) Oprah.

What's actually *in* catnip? Not camomile, surely. Is it chorizo? Has anyone here (if there's still anyone here) tried it?

No, it's not made out of chorizo. Maybe churros?

Nepetalactone

Grognet J. 1990. Catnip: Its uses and effects, past and present. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 31(6), 455.

Sanpaku ur urgently reqd on the coffee thread

Less twee:

Lions and jaguars were extremely sensitive to catnip compared to tigers, cougars, and bobcats, who gave little or no response.

my cat had no interest in tea, only plain cereal milk. not milky tea, nor pure milk, nor cream, nor the leftover milk from a bowl of sugary cereal; it had to be the dregs from something bland, like cheerios/chex. she was very particular. and decorous, as well, not like other kitties who would try to clamber into the cereal bowl before i'd even finished! no, i'd be halfway through breakfast and notice that she had silently materialized a few feet away, sitting with her floofy tail wrapped neatly around her paws, facing a polite 30 degrees away while i had my last few bites. when i'd place my bowl before her, she'd pretend to be surprised -- "all this, for me? you shouldn't have!" -- and help herself to several happy laps of milk before losing interest & drifting away

and i wouldn't say that i *like* tea, but i drink it everday (otherwise i fall asleep)

10 bags in the cup this morning

still drowsy, la

i've been adding cinnamon sticks as well, the past week or so. nice little spice in the plain tea, or with milk, or fruity whatevers. or both! today was spiced peaches & cream tea: black tea + cinnamon + a little semi-frozen cup of chopped peach + milk + ice

i usually try to keep a bottle of tea brewing in the fridge, too. i oughtta snip some fresh mint one of these mornings, mint + lemon is pretty badass

my secondary ice cube tray is currently full of minced ginger but once i've used that up i should make iced tea cubes, so as to chill my tea with no loss of potency

there's this bag of matcha powder, it's tremendous and i don't know what to do with it, matcha is awful, it tastes like muddy grass and i am not a goose! that is not a flavor i enjoy!!

just had a realization about jasmine tea, namely that i haven't had any in years and this is intolerable! maybe i can sub in rose petals for now. good god i have so much rose petals. my guy ordered a 1 lb bag of them several years ago and there are still just endless handfuls of them, like the bag is enchanted