All of us pootie people love our pootie pads. Sara and Ann have done a wonderful thing for us, making so many of them.
Over time, pootie pads eventually lose their catnip kick. What do you do with them then?
I throw them right in the washer, and then use them anywhere I want a protective pad for furniture, a base for a houseplant, a wrist pad for my keyboard — the uses are endless.
If you miss the “kick”, you can even punch it up a little in the wash. I use plant-based unscented laundry detergent and throw in a few drops of whatever essential oil I like that day. You can even buy catnip essential oil online from places like Mountain Rose Herbs if you want to restore the original flavor.
A word here about essential oils and pooties — the Internetz are full of dire warnings about using them — essential oil infusers will be bad for your kitties’ lungs, catnip oil is dangerous because too concentrated, etc. Well. A little common sense is in order. If you run an essential oil diffuser all day until your house smells like a headshop, well yeah that is probably bad for your pootie’s respiration — also yours. A lady friend of my late Mom’s used to do that — she sold essential oils at home parties and was quite the True Believer. It was kind of hard to breathe in her house. Don’t Do That. For your sake as much as the pooties.
Catnip oil comes under fire because it gets kitties high — and the essential oil is a very concentrated form. Well yeah, I would not recommend spraying your pootie pads with half a bottle of catnip oil or anything. A few drops in a spray bottle only. A few drops in the washing machine — maybe 10 or so — of ANY essential oil is plenty. My favorites are rosemary, thyme, lavender, sometimes lemongrass.
And as for air saturation with catnip — well, I sometimes dry fresh catnip in my dehydrator — that refreshes the whole house with the smell of glorious catnip. The boys love it and as far as I can tell it has never done them any harm.
Do you have any creative uses for your pootie pads? Let me know what they are!
Happy Monday all! I hope spring is sprunging nicely where you are. Hugs to all.
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