RAMosley wrote at 2007-04-22 03:36:40
I have 2 cats, both 6 months old, and both react to strawberries EXACTLY as described above.
Erica wrote at 2007-04-28 17:12:54
BOTH of my cats have recently had the same reaction to fresh strawberries. Even rubbing their faces into a hand towel that touched the strawberries. I had never heard of this before - but after doing some research on the web - it looks like the strawberry plant is from the same FAMILY as catnip - so not surprising. Someone else posted that they'd allowed their cat to EAT the strawberries & then the cat had diarrhea. so I'd avoid that if possible.
StraNgeCat wrote at 2007-06-15 06:19:31
Our cat does it too! Much more than with catnip.
virgoboy wrote at 2007-10-02 11:55:23
Hey! I have two cats and the one just goes NUTS over strawberries, too! He will grab the hand that had been handling them and rub his face all over it and nibble it, too. Amazing. His brother is interested, too but not to the same extent. They are both still quite young and need very little to get them riled-up. What a funny thing!
D wrote at 2007-11-06 02:01:59
I am so glad I googled this. My two cats have been doing this for years as well. They react the same to catnip its so funny! Glad to hear they are not alone! They also react this way when I bring home a bag of celery.
Devin wrote at 2007-11-09 05:16:11
My cat also is into strawberries...and catnip seems to do nothing for her.
stina wrote at 2007-12-01 17:23:26
my cat does this too, with olives and carrots as well.
reptileszz wrote at 2008-02-03 00:40:38
YES, our 10 yr old male cat is cookoo for strawberries. He is actually pretty annoying about it. He gets them all furry if we happen to leave them on the counter for even 5 min. Its VERY ODD behavior. He has taken a strawberry and ran it all over the house. weird weird weird.
Terri wrote at 2008-02-12 21:41:42
I have a tabby and she goes crazy around strawberries. I was eating some this weekend when she jumped on my lap and started sniffing my hand and rubbing her head on my arm. Then she laid down and rolled around on my lap. Doesn't even notice the catnip at all.
Charlotte wrote at 2008-03-21 00:37:03
I just had an experience similar to this with my 1 year old cat. That was the reason I got online to do a bit of research on the subject.
My Bob went crazy over the strawberries I brought home tonight! He didn't want to eat them, but he was rubbing against them and rolling around on the floor. It totally reminded me of when he has catnip.
Guess there is at least one other cat out there who feels the same way about strawberries!
KittyLover wrote at 2008-03-25 19:16:11
Wow...I didn't realize there would be some much information on this. I bought strawberries last night and couldn't figure out why my cat was going crazy. I figured she just wanted some attention from me since we just got a new puppy. Glad I looked this up. Ps...she reacts the same way when my friend who is a smoker comes into our house. So Funny!!
Kate wrote at 2008-04-26 12:16:10
My cat just did a similar thing! I got some strawberries at the farmer's market, and she jumped up on my counter, hauled one off and started flipping out! I'm glad she's not just a weirdo.
Diana wrote at 2008-06-08 00:35:23
My 4 year old cat is also crazy about strawberries. It seems like a new behavior because I don't remember it from past years, but this spring I've been buying lots of strawberries, and she rubs on them, will carry one away and roll on it, but doesn't eat them. Very strange cat behavior, but at least she's not the only one!
Lizzy wrote at 2008-07-18 04:16:05
my cat does the exact same thing. He absolutely loves strawberries. He likes to rub his face all over them.
KariMari wrote at 2008-07-22 06:00:40
I haven't tried strawberries, but she goes nuts over carrots! I snack on carrots a few times a week. If I am not watching her she will steal my snack bag and roll all around in them! I can't find any reasonable explanation for why she does this?!?!
Jennifer wrote at 2008-08-16 03:40:02
I have Five cats, and they do the exact same thing.
I have no idea why, but I'm doing research now.
Harry wrote at 2008-11-01 15:43:20
We have two cats who both go crazy for fresh strawberries. They roll around in the plastic clam shell container as if it was catnip.
Caroline wrote at 2009-02-08 16:05:23
One of our cats also loves strawberries. If she sees a crate that contained strawberries, she'll get inside of it, rub her head on it and lick the box! I just don't know why she goes crazy over strawberries.
rascal's mom wrote at 2009-03-22 20:19:26
Shelly, YES, my cat does the exact same thing (she is actually rubbing her face in a strawberry top as I top) We video taped her "making out" with the strawberry container! I hope this reaches you after such a long time.
hannah wrote at 2009-04-04 15:36:40
my cat acts like strawberries are catnip as well. i googled it and found this answer. i'm happy my cat is not alone in being aroused by fresh strawberries!
ellen wrote at 2009-04-11 00:57:13
Hi. We also have noticed that our 11 year old "tuxedo" cat reacts to fresh strawbwrries as if they were catnip. Oddly he doesn't react very strongly to catnip!
Ellen
Mark wrote at 2009-06-01 03:06:28
We have two cats one male on female. The mail cat goes completely ape over strawberry. He has never paid any attention to catnip. The female cat cares nothing for strawberry. The male cat also likes potato chips.
