Whole Silvervine Fruits

We have two indoor cats that love catnip, but were not too interested in the gall fruit, they played with it for maybe a minute. We have 7 feral cats outside, all have been trapped, nurtured, and have had their shots. Our outdoor feral cats LOVE THIS GALL FRUIT. they bite it, (it’s good for their teeth), they chew it, (again, good for their oral hygiene and teeth), they roll on it, rub it on their faces. They love it! So some cats do and some cats don’t. Those who say that it doesn’t work, and their cat doesn’t like it? It is just exactly that, they have a cat that doesn’t like it, not that the product is bad.

I ground one (more like pounded it) up in a mortar bowl to try it on a plate and the larger pieces I put inside a pouch raccoon or similar toy (two I have already). Note I tried to pound up a second and it wouldn’t break apart at all. Tried softening it in water and rinsed the bowl into the cat dry food and one cat loved that! Softening didn’t help. Several of my cats do respond including ones that aren’t much interested in catnip leaves. I grow my catnip but with all the rain in California right now it’s muddy and nearly picked out so I needed something to help my indoor cats not be too bored. The toys got some play, will see how long the smell keeps their interest! Thought breaking it might help not sure it did. I don’t see this as a Great deal cost wise, see photo on size with scale reference in inches behind the package. I decided to try this instead of it ground because it can be placed in a toy and discarded when no longer an interesting smell. The dried catnip no longer works on my cats and they do need a play stimulant. Also only half my cats like the catnip anyway even the fresh leaves. The ones who do respond to catnip love it, the others don’t care at all (it is by litter so obviously genetic as I have three different litters represented in my six cats).

The product is great! My cats don’t respond to catnip but they love the silvervine galls. Both instantly responded and have enjoyed them. I will say, the package is quite small and my cats could go through a pack this size in a couple of days.

First time buying these for my cats. They don't care about catnip, but love silvervine. I noticed my one cat absolutely loved the small gall fruit that came on a string attached to their stick chew toy (she basically ate it off the toy), so I thought why not try getting whole ones that my cats could enjoy? Packaging: Great! The baggie was full and I did not see any broken pieces or bits. Just all whole gall fruits. Gall fruits: There's a lot in the package! And these things are huge (compared to the small pieces I've seen on my cats' chew toys). Probably about the size of a US quarter coin in diameter, each. I'm including a pic of the package next to a Churu for comparison. Cat reaction: My cat became very excited and could not wait for me to pull a gall fruit out of the package. As soon as I put it on the floor for her, she began batting it around and playing with it. I didn't want her to lose it (and I didn't want to lose track of it), so I put it in an empty box and she immediately jumped into the box and began tossing it and rolling around, with pauses for happy licking/grooming. She's now fallen asleep in the box with the gall fruit.

Great just monitor your cats with them to prevent choking. I prefer to hold onto these balls while my cat rubs on them because he wants to eat them. It’s great for stimulation just beware that you have to be present anytime one of these is out. My cat that doesn’t react to catnip or silver vine reacts to this! They are durable my cat has tried chewing on them a number of times but nothing has broke.

The quality of this Silvervine fruit is great. The odor is very strong and potent which makes the effect kick in almost immediately for my two cats who before have expressed no interest in catnip. The size of the fruit can vary from smaller pieces to pieces around 1in in diameter. However over the years this product has steadily increased in price… closing in on a 53% increase from when I first purchased this product. While I love to support small businesses this increase in price has not come with any improvements in quality or quantity to justify the price increases. Now that the product is almost $20 this will be my last purchase of the product until prices lower to where they were originally.

This was my first time trying silvervine, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from Maks, Tobias and Lana, my three feline friends. They’ve all been offered catnip before, of course, and while Maks and Lana really liked it, Tobias could take it or leave it... But they ALL loved these dried silvervine fruits! I put one fruit in front of each of them, then stepped back and watched. After carefully sniffing the fruits, Lana plopped down on top of hers as though she needed to consider it, but wanted to make sure nobody else took it while she was passing judgment. The two boys, meanwhile, started out gently pushing their fruits with their paws, and rapidly progressed to smacking the little brown balls all over the room like they were playing hockey! They would periodically throw themselves on top of the fruits and roll around, grabbing it with their front paws and kicking vigorously at it with their back legs. Then back to hockey... Lana finally picked her fruit up in her jaws, carried it into the next room, and proceeded to rub her face all over it, seeming to really enjoy herself. After about 20 minutes all three cats seemed to lose interest, and walked away. However, throughout the day they would all periodically return and pretty much go through the same behaviors as before. So... I would say the dried silvervine fruit was a hit! The carefully sealed package contained a generous number of the little fruits (which can be put back in the sealable bag and re-offered later...), and I will have no hesitation in ordering these again since my clowder of cats enjoyed them so much... a lot of furry pleasure for a reasonable price! Recommended!

Multiple cats fight over who gets to play with, lick, chew, and sit on these dried "fruits". They are pretty firm. By pretty firm I mean to say they are basically organic Legos and will destroy your barefoot in the dark just like a real one. Fear not! The cats will invariably find the kicked/thrown/sworn at 'lego' to play with (and leave in your path once again). Pros: reasonable price hold up well seem stronger than catnip lots of play time does really well in treat ball or hidden in a toy Cons: may damage your feet one cat became a jerk and would walk up to the others randomly and "punch" them in the face or behind* (not the usual play or behavior, though entertaining to watch) Did I mention they feel like Legos under bare feet?

Cats love this, though costly they love these fruits alot and play with them atleast for few hours. I keep it back in the bag to maintain smell but keep that in mind

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