Why do domestic animals get excited to eat the same food over and over again?
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My cat thinks the kitchen is purely for feeding him and meows like mad when we are in there. But put the wrong food down and he walks off and sulks.
I imagine it’s because they don’t get to eat whatever they want whenever they want. We decide what they eat and how much. They gotta live with that misery of hunger on a daily basis and when we do feed them it’s an exciting experience because they suddenly get something they find very satisfying.
In humans eating well is part of our mental health. I have made assumptions here but I imagine it’s probably the same with animals. Any food is exciting food when someone else controls how much and how frequently you eat.
My ex was cheap AF when it came to her poor dog. She bought a huge 10kg bag of dog food that was on sale and fed it to the poor mofo exclusively for a month. At first the dog was still excited and finished his food within a minute. But after two weeks, I could physically see his soul leaving the body when presented with the same crap yet again. That dog came to the wrong family, at least I don’t have to witness that any more.
My cat with go bananas for a meal once and then completely ignore and let the same exact type of food go bad the next meal. Its completely impossible to figure out which food he will eat at any given meal and which he will ignore.
I really don’t understand the disdain people have for eating the same food. It’s food. As long as it tastes alright and won’t kill you, enjoy.
Because the food tastes nice, I’m exactly the same, after a few beers I smash a keebab! Been doing this for years
Humans have eaten the same food over and over again for thousands of years. Only in the last 100-200 years have we had diets that were actually varied.
Do you get excited every time you get to eat ice cream despite being an adult?
I went to county jail and asked myself the same thing, but lord when they called for chow I was excited to eat even shit on a shingle or the donkey dick sausage or the scary-aki.
They don’t. My poodle demands flavour. Have to mix dry with wet, add cheese, add chicken. Make it interesting dad!
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