Feeding Cats

So, I went out to dinner with friends and coworkers after work tonight, and did not immediately go home and feed cats. While this was a break in the routine, I know that the cats could maintain while they were waiting for dinner:  They do not always eat the wet food I put out, and there is always a lot of dry food available.

So, when I got home, the  fresh cooked chicken was about gone, the liver was about gone, the Fancy Feast Chicken Florentine was about gone. The treats were about gone, but the human tuna was not gone.  I fed as usual, resupplying the various foods, except I did not put out any human tuna. Sake picked at the new supply of fresh chicken  So, I do not know if she ate what was set out earlier, or if she was just not very interested in eating tonight.  The drawback of changing our schedule.

So, about 11 PM tonight, Taki and Haiku were asking for dinner:  I put out human tuna, and they were very busy eating it.

I realize the term human tuna sounds cannibalistic.  I just mean that they are getting tuna that is packaged and prepared for human consumption. I am not sure why the cats prefer that to cat food prepared tuna. But human tuna is lighter in color, and seems to be less processed than cat tuna.

I do what I can to please my cats which includes providing specific brands of food, cooking fresh foods instead of providing canned foods with preservatives, and in general, providing a wide variety of foods.

I sometimes feel inadequate, however, when Sake is not feeling well, and I cannot feed her something she will eat.  This happens occasionally, but when it happens, it is very frustrating.