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Arrived yesterday, was skeptical about it's effects ... I'm not anymore, we had just arrived home after the package was delivered, our kitty went NUTS. We adopted her about 6 weeks ago and she is 2, wish I'd have known about this a little sooner. Marvelous product at a fantastic price, and has great results for our kitty. Great alternative to dried catnip. I did use tips shared about shaving a little off before offering to the kitty and that did help. Each stick is going to last a while, great value for money. Will buy again.

My kitten really likes these sticks, I highly recommend this product if you have a cat that likes to play with sticks.

My cat does not go gaga for long over catnip. His attention span is rather short; he plays for a couple of minutes, and then ignores it. When I gave him the first silvervine stick, he went gaga over it, and then---nothing. No interest at all. Would not go back to it, and on giving him some other sticks, he paid attention for a few seconds and then walked off. Your mileage may vary since, after all, cats' tastes vary. It might be the thing for you, it might not. It's worth a try . . .

When I opened the bag I wasn’t sure what to expect besides the positive reviews I read, especially one review who commented that his/her cat acts like a kitten. It first takes a moment to introduce the stick to my 11.5 year old. After a few minutes of sniffing, he started to play and roll in it. He didn’t chew it until I introduced it to his mouth. He doesn’t take the stick on his own until I give it to him. He likes to scratch his head/face on it, and also chew it. I feel like this works better than catnip because he can also chew it. What I was surprised though is that he didn’t seem to like it after two days, as if it wasn’t fresh anymore (why I gave 4 stars). However when I broke the stick in half he picked up the same good feeling behaviors. I wish this stick was longer, thicker and freshness because obviously it didn’t work as well as first day. And it’s only been a few days. I might consider even scoring the stick to bring out the freshness/scent for kitty.

I wasn't sure how strong the catnip scent would be, how long it would last, or how my cats would react. Like with so many toys and treats for cats, you can only try. Surprisingly, the catnip scent must be pretty strong and last a long time, as several of my cats love playing with these. They chew all the bark off, but will return to play with the sticks from time to time even when they get old. Unfortunately my cat who has the chewing problems isn't so interested, but enough other cats are interested that I'll pick up more of these.

My cat is so-so about catnip, and at first he was so-so about these sticks, too. But once I FINALLY read the instructions, I realized you're supposed to peel away some of the outer "skin" on the stick... to better release its volatile oils or fragrance, I suppose. Once I started doing that, my cat became much more enthusiastic. Depending on the day, his behaviors range from grabbing the stick from me to nibble briefly, to flinging it around and actively playing with it. These also last a long time, because once the stick has dried out a bit, you just peel it again. The "skin" comes off very easily under short fingernails.

It was a lot of money for a package of sticks that I could’ve picked up in my backyard. Like other reviewer‘s here, my cat wasn’t interested in them at all until I took the bark off and made it smooth. He’s a chewer so if I put it up in his face he might take a few chomps on it but no more so than any other stick.

So I tried it on 4 cats, only one like it and went nuts when he smelled it, started playing and biting it immediately, after a couple of hours he seemed so uninterested in the stick I gave him and I tried smelling it, the thing smelled like nothing, I grabbed a new one from the packet and it smelled kind of like catnip, I gave him the new one and he went nuts again, I offered him the old one and he had no reaction. I'm not sure how to feel about these specific items, maybe they were old ones or something. Will try a different brand and see how they like them.

Cats adore this, it sends them a little crazy and we give it to them to play with for v short periods of time.

Between my roommate and I, we have 3 cats. I bought these mainly to help keep my cat's teeth clean after she had to have some removed (rescue cat whose teeth were awful when I adopted her). Well, mission accomplished! My little girl absolutely adores them and happily munches away, throws them around and chases after them, and rubs her face all over them. One of my roommates boys, however goes through phases with them; he will play with them for hours, or ignore them completely. The third cat has zero interest. But, they certainly won't go to waste with my girl in the house, so I'm thrilled with the purchase. Edit/Update: After scraping/shaving the outside as it recommends to refresh the sticks, all 3 cats are not in love with them! Once they started losing interest, I simply took a pair of scissors and scraped off the bark to freshen the wood. It's like a brand-new toy to all three, and the boys are now flicking the sticks around!

I bought this thinking my cat would enjoy it but it’s probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever wasted my money on. You’re basically getting a small bag of twigs that you could get from the forest or tree. Save your money.

My kitties love these. I do spend time rolling up the strings onto the sticks as my girls love to unravel them!

not what i thought they would be, cat not the slightest bit interested