Cat Tea - Sleepy Time Tea for Four

Some time ago the cats witnessed us making Sleepy Time Tea. When we made our tea, the cats were showing unusual interest in it. We grabbed the box and checked the ingredients. A few mints were in there including chamomile and cat mint. The cats were almost putting their faces into our teacups. They were pulling at the cup to bring it to their face.

The next time we made our tea, we had bought cat nip. The sound of the kettle became the cue to call everyone to the kitchen. This was all fine.

We began to notice Thomas was picking up on verbal cues of mentioning tea. He would run to the cupboard and look at us. So, we would say, "Thomas, do you want some tea?" If he expressed interest, then we would open the door and give him his cat nip.

The trends overall are to do things at the same time. If we have tea, they have cat nip. We noticed the males like the cat nip more than the females. This trend toward doing things together comes from watching the other. We drink, so they get thirsty. We eat, so they want to eat. The fact Thomas picked up that tea time was time for cat nip was his doing not ours. It is one of our cute family customs resulting from hanging together.