Ditto!
We tried Feliway (Optimum, I think it is?) last summer and it totally blissed Edwina out but it seemed to make her asthmatic sister cough so I put it in Buy Nothing. (I disliked the smell of it myself...) The cats aren't enamored with Feliway spray: They tend to avoid whatever bedding I spray! I do think it helps, though, and spray their carrier bedding for vet visits.
On occaision I give her Catnip on her stuffed mice and she acts so drunk it is scarey! I try not to give it to her more than once a week if I see she is bored or pacing around and around the house looking for something to get into and cause trouble(she's good at that).
We've never fed catnip to our cats in their food but they love snuffling it up or rolling around with catnip toys! They don't go wild, especially with the toys, which just put them in a sort of light state of, hm, happiness or something. Maybe a little like feeding it to them since they love to lick the toys.
My cat not only acts drunk but she torments the toy mice,batting them down the stairs and playing 'golf' with them. Then she leaves one for me as a gift to find in the morning.
Our cats are golfers, too.
As is my cat, except he ALWAYS misjudges his putts, and inevitably knocks them under the couch or other furniture, and usually so far underneath I can't reach them.
