I-Catnip yaziwa kubanikazi abaningi njengesitshalo esiheha amakati, ngisho nokwenza i-euphoric. Kuyi-molecule equkethwe kulesi sitshalo enesibopho salezi zinguquko ekuziphatheni. Akuwona wonke amakati azwelayo kuwo, noma kunjalo, futhi amanye angase angasabeli.

ICatnip, kususelwa egameni layo lesiLatin I-Nepeta Qatari, isitshalo somndeni ofanayo noweminti. Ngakho-ke, itholakala ngaphansi kwegama le-catnip noma i-catmint. Lesi sitshalo sidabuka eYurophu, e-Afrika nase-Asia. I-molecule eheha amakati kulesi sitshalo ibizwa ngokuthi i-nepetalactone.

Nokho, akuwona wonke amakati ayamukelayo le molecule. Ngempela, leli khono lidluliselwa ngofuzo. Ngokocwaningo, kukhonjisiwe ukuthi phakathi kuka-50 no-75% wamakati azwela i-catnip. Kuyisakhiwo, esibizwa ngokuthi isitho se-vomeronasal noma isitho sikaJacobson, esiphakathi kolwanga nolwelwesi lwamakhala, oluzocubungula izinto ezithile, ikakhulukazi ama-pheromones kepha nezinye izinhlanganisela ezifana ne-catnip. Ukuhlaziywa kwalezi zinto yilesi sitho kwenziwa lapho ikati lenza uhlobo oluthile lwe-grimace. Asonge udebe lwangenhla, umlomo uhlukane nokunyakaza kolimi. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ama-flehmen.

Qaphela ngoba i-catnip iphinde ibhekisele kumakhambi ahlukahlukene avela emndenini wotshani anganikezwa amakati ukuze akhuthaze ukuhamba kokugaya ukudla kanye nokuphindaphinda kwezinwele zezinwele. Sizokhuluma kuphela nge-catnip eyaziwa ngokuthi i-catnip lapha.

Indlela ikati elisabela ngayo ku-catnip iyahlukahluka kubantu ngabanye. Ngokuvamile, ikati lizohlikihla, ligoqe, lixube, linuke, likhothe noma lihlafune ikati. Umphumela uhlala cishe imizuzu eyi-10 kuye kweyi-15 futhi kuyadingeka ukuthi ulinde cishe imizuzu engama-30 kuya emahoreni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba umphumela omusha ube khona futhi. Qaphela, nakuba ukungenisa lesi sitshalo akulona ingozi, kodwa kungaba nesibopho sokuphazamiseka kokugaya ukudla uma sidliwe ngobuningi.

I-Catnip kungenzeka ibe nemiphumela efana naleyo yama-pheromone ocansi wekati. Ngakho-ke, labo abakhangwa yilesi sitshalo bangakwazi ukuziphatha ngokushisa. Okunye ukuziphatha okuhlukahlukene kungabangelwa i-catnip. Ngokuvamile, lesi sitshalo siyaphumula kepha kungenzeka futhi ukuthi amanye amakati asebenze kakhulu, adlamke ngokweqile, noma abe nolaka.

Futhi, ngokuvamile, amakati amaningi ngeke asabele ku-catnip aze abe nezinyanga ezingu-6 kuya ku-1 unyaka ubudala. Nakuba ingeyona ingozi kumakati, ngakho-ke maningi amathuba okuthi angeke asabele kuyo ngaphambi kwale minyaka ngenkathi ukuzwela kwawo kulesi sitshalo kukhula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwamanye amakati, ukuzwela ku-catnip kukhula kancane kancane. Abanye abantu kungenzeka bangasabeli kuyo eminyakeni yokuqala yokuphila kwabo. Futhi, amanye amakati awasoze asabela ku-catnip.

I-Catnip ingasetshenziswa isanda noma yomisiwe, yazi ukuthi inamandla kakhulu ngesimo sayo esisha. Ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukusebenzisa amanani amancane kuleli fomu. Kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi ungasebenzisa i-catnip ngenxa yemiphumela yayo yokupholisa:

• Dlala: amathoyizi aqukethe i-catnip ayatholakala kwezentengiselwano;
• Nciphisa ukucindezeleka: uma ikati lakho licindezelekile ngokwemvelo noma likhathazekile (ukuhamba, umuntu osanda kufika emndenini, njll.) futhi uzwela ku-catnip, kungaba enye indlela enhle yokumthoba;
• Siza inkinga yokuziphatha: Amanye ama-vets angancoma i-catnip yezinkinga zokuziphatha njengokukhathazeka ngokwehlukana. Lokhu ukuziphatha ikati elikwamukelayo lapho lishiywe lodwa isikhathi eside ekhaya ngaphandle kokuba khona kwenkosi yalo;
• Yehlisa izinhlungu.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-catnip iba kancane futhi ingasebenzi kahle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuze ulondoloze ubusha bayo, ngakho-ke kuyanconywa ukuthi uyigcine ebhokisini elingenamoya. Izifutho ze-Catnip nazo ziyatholakala futhi zingafuthwa kumathoyizi, izigxobo zokunwaya, njll.

Cela izeluleko 

Qaphela, kunconywa ukuthi ufune iseluleko kudokotela wakho wezilwane ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-catnip, ikakhulukazi ngokwenani lokuyinika. Ngempela, amanani amakhulu kakhulu angaba yingozi kuye futhi abangele ukuphazamiseka kokugaya ukudla, ukuhlanza noma ngisho nesiyezi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-catnip ayinconywa ezimweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi uma ikati lakho linezinkinga zokuphefumula njenge-asthma ye-feline. Ngakho-ke ungangabazi ukubuza udokotela wakho wezilwane ukuthi ungayisebenzisa yini ikati lakho.