"In my experience, a feeding / eating ritual is pretty typical kitty behavior."
Yah, but the specifics vary so much from cat to cat ... I knew a cat that had to be stroked constantly or she'd stop eating, and many who Don't Want To Be Touched while at their food dish. And similar variation about unfamiliar humans being in the room. Of course the training works both ways -- I know at least two humans (who spring immediately to mind) who've trained their cats to perform certain rituals at mealtime, so it's not just the cats convincing us to do certain things.
I remember that post about the water dish issues; I found it interesting.
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Yah, but the specifics vary so much from cat to cat ... I knew a cat that had to be stroked constantly or she'd stop eating, and many who Don't Want To Be Touched while at their food dish. And similar variation about unfamiliar humans being in the room. Of course the training works both ways -- I know at least two humans (who spring immediately to mind) who've trained their cats to perform certain rituals at mealtime, so it's not just the cats convincing us to do certain things.
I remember that post about the water dish issues; I found it interesting.