{"id":641946,"date":"2024-08-28T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/?p=641946"},"modified":"2024-09-07T02:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T06:59:19","slug":"tillers-cup-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/tillers-cup-of-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiller\u2019s Cup of Tea: It\u2019s Not Everyone’s (Just Mine)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I\u2019m Dr. Lauren!\u00a0Read my introduction<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about me and my two adventurous cats, Pancake and Tiller.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most cats like catnip<\/a>, or valerian root. Or feather toys. Or something remotely cat-like.<\/p>\n

But leave it to Tiller to have a unique trait.<\/p>\n

I only found out, as I have recently been forced to uptake a certain daily number of cups of tea, due to a distinct lack of summer weather, and an attempt to stave off the cold. Since I prefer black tea cold, and with lemon, I had to find a substitute. Enter: green tea. Some say it looks and tastes like grass, but grass is healthy, right?<\/p>\n

So, little did I expect when Tiller took a sudden interest in me one evening while I was sitting on the couch, I got all excited for some cuddles, and maybe even some lap time.<\/p>\n

How wrong was I?<\/p>\n

Instead, she walked over to my cup of tea, and calmly, deliberate, stuck her foot in it. Then pulled it out. And drank the tea from her foot. Repeatedly. I figured this was a fluke. But every time since, if a cup of green tea comes out, so does Tiller. To what end?<\/p>\n

\"Tiller<\/p>\n

Green tea, I was curious, what about it would attract cats?<\/p>\n

Perhaps green tea is similar in some way to catnip. I can\u2019t find any scientific research to support this, and certainly some suggest that the caffeine in green tea isn\u2019t ideal for cats.\u00a0 Or perhaps green tea simply tastes good<\/a> to Tiller. After all, cats, just like humans, have individual taste preferences. Many of my feline patients refuse tuna but love poultry foods, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

In the end, I\u2019ll probably never know why Tiller loves a good cup of tea. Maybe deep down, she\u2019s part British Shorthair<\/a>? Or maybe I just chalk it up to her being\u2026 a cat.<\/p>\n

This article is a part of Dr. Lauren, Pancake, and Tiller's series.<\/div>
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