Silvervine
Also appears on labels as: silvervine, silver vine, silvervine sticks, gall fruit, matatabi
Actinidia polygama, a climbing vine related to kiwi fruit. Toys use its dried wood and its fruit galls, fruit swollen by a midge.
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- Where it comes from
- Grown in eastern Asia; dried and cut into sticks or ground into powder.
- Why it's in the product
- An attractant, like catnip. In a 2017 study of 100 cats, 79 responded to silvervine and 68 to catnip.
- Safety and toxicity
- No safety concern documented at toy amounts. As with catnip, some cats do not respond at all.
General reference, not veterinary advice. Dose, breed, and existing conditions change the answer, so talk to your vet before changing what your pet eats. Think we got this wrong? Tell us and we log it publicly.
Found in 2 scored products
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