This is the part I still can't believe.
You know catnip — you've probably sprinkled it on a scratching post or stuffed it in a toy. But what I didn't know is that the active compound inside catnip, called nepetalactone, activates the same calming pathways in a cat's brain that prescription anti-anxiety medication targets.
For thousands of years, catnip was used as a calming medicine in herbal traditions around the world. Then the pet industry turned it into a toy, and everyone forgot it was ever anything more.
When I found out there was a product that delivers therapeutic-level catnip extract — combined with turmeric, one of the most powerful natural anti-inflammatories on earth — I ordered it that night.
It's called Purr Drops. And it's the only thing that's ever actually worked.