Billie likes catnip again! She's started to actually eat it again.

A couple years ago, when she first came to live with us, she had to visit the vet (she's a bit susceptible to UTI's). I thought I'd put some catnip in her carrier, so that she'd associate going to the vet with getting one of her favourite treats...and then going to the vet (or being put in the carrier) wouldn't be so bad.

Unfortunately, that backfired. She associated getting catnip with going to the vet. And she wanted nothing to do with catnip for a looonnnggg time. Eventually, she'd sniff the container; then she'd sniff the container and rub her head on it (essentially giving the container a "snoodgie"). Last night, when I gave Simon his catnip, Billie was really interested in the container...to the point of dunking her nose in it! So I put some out for her and, after rolling around in it for a couple minutes, she started eating it!

It's really good that I have another treat I can give her...she's extraordinarily picky. Other than her dry cat food, she only likes deli-sliced turkey and petromalt. (Simon, on the other hand, eats anything that doesn't eat him first.)

Now, if I can only get her to not hate Simon so much...