So I now live with three cats with three very different personalities and habits. Sake likes a part of a slice of deli meat with her meal. She likes Fancy Feast grilled foods, but the fish seems to cause her to vomit, so I think it is too rich for her.
Haiku likes human tuna and crunch treats, especially with sunflower seeds in them. If she wants human tuna, she sits in the kitchen. Usually she eats crunchy treats in the bedroom, away from Sake's bullying stare. Lately, I have been having to hold Taki until Haiku has finished eating, because she otherwise noses in, does not eat, but chases Haiku away. Haiku is ever patient, and will return. If Haiku wants tuna, I put some down for Taki, too. But she always wants to check out Haiku's. So I will have to start holding her when Haiku is eating tuna.
Taki will eat the turkey with dairy kitten food for several days in a row before she gets bored. Tonight, she took "genie bites" of kitten food, checked out the adult canned cat food and was off. She has twice asked for milk. She does not like the Science Diet kitten food. She does like canned cat food with fish in it, specifically salmon and shrimp, so I offered that to her, and she chowed down.
I do not have cat grass growing right now. I am bringing in grass clippings at each meal. Taki likes to dump the dish, gnaw and spread the grass on the ground. Sake just wants to chew on good grass. Tonight, I brought in a second set of clippings for her. That was obviously what she was aksing for.
Maybe by offereing so many choices to my cats, I am making them more finicky eaters. But I want them to eat well, and I know my desires or cravings vary from day to day, so why should theirs be constant.
When I am home for the weekends, I get a lot of requests for different food throughout the day. But, aside from treats, I try to hold the line. When I am at work, the food requesting opportunities are fewer and easier for me to manage.
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