Every meal with my black and white cat is a playful struggle over how many treats he will be given as an inducement to eat the premium canned cat food that the vet recommends and that he actually likes. It is like bribing a three year old with candy so he will eat his favorite food for dinner, swallowing a few spoons of dinner in return for a piece of candy. As with a three year old, for my cat, it is as much about attention and control as about the candy. And when mealtime is over, the cat will sleep it off, curled up a few feet away from wherever I am.
Ha!
Our cats demand $43 premium treats — and rotisserie chicken. And premium deliCATessan turkey. And their tuna arrives in a big crate.
Funny thing is, they seem to rotate which they eat first. Sometimes they’ll refuse what you give them. Yes, it appears to largely be about control