Cats High On Catnip Captured Brilliantly By Photographer
Andrew Marttila has built a reputation as a pet photographer who knows how to catch cats at their most expressive, and his latest work leans into one of their funniest moods. Once allergic to cats, he now calls himself a self-confessed crazy cat man, which makes the whole project feel even more fitting.
In his book, Cats On Catnip, Andrew documents how kittens and grown cats react when catnip enters the picture. The herb comes from the mint family, and its active oil, nepetalactone, is what sends many cats into a playful frenzy, though every cat reacts a little differently.
From wild energy to total relaxation, these photos capture the full range of catnip chaos. Fluffy, Mittens, and the rest of Andrew's furry subjects make a strong case for why this project is so much fun to scroll through.
1. Feeling good
2. Oh boy
3. I love you, catnip
4. Happiness
5. What catnip?
A few of these cats look completely gone already.
6. Ick, what is this stuff?
7. It's up my nose
8. Woah
9. Babies on catnip
The tiny ones are having the time of their lives.
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10. Oh yeah, this is the good stuff
11. Whattt?
12. Wait. What? Oh!
13. Ta-da!
This is where the catnip really starts to show.
14. Eeeek
15. It's everywhere
16. Give me ALL the catnip
17. This is my catnip face
18. You talkin' to me?
19. Heck yeah
No cat looked remotely calm by the end.
After watching these catnip reactions, check out how a cat’s super-smell rivals lab gas chromatograph equipment.
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