Ya'll are that weird couple that low key weirds out everyone but are so perfect for each other it's also sweet and cute.

Cats are hilariously weird.

She gets to smell it and realize it’s something she isn’t interested in.

We have had very different cats then.

My cat does like some people food, but yeah most of it is "You don't want this."

Cats don't like pepsi, but mine has to sniff every last can.

Not to make them feel included, but to kill their curiosity.

That’s how she feels included. Even if you don’t mean it that way, that’s how she sees it. She’s important enough that you care what she thinks. That’s good cat parenting.

we always had to defend the table when we had two cats. They both would steal sausage, ham, cream cheese and butter and one of them would even take cheese and margarine.

i think the only people food they didnt like was purely plant based stuff.

I do this too. But of course some cat like some or most people food more than others. My cat eats ranch dressing, eggs, dairy, and oils. She'll eat a few meats too. But she is mostly uninterested in human food, so I fulfill her curiosity often because it's kind to my cat and it helps stave off her desire to beg. I also thinks she just trusts me more and is more fond of me because I engage with her in her interests a lot. Hell, that's just good advice for raising children too.

Your cat: "what the fuck is that?"

I do the same, but I'll tell her what it is and what it's used for so she's got all the information about it.

I got a package today and I had to practically pry one of my dogs off of it because he was so interested in it. It wasn't for him.

Who doesn't love a good sniff?

My parents cats love carbs/sweets.

I had an annoying day and this really cheered me up!

I used to have one that did that. He was aching to get on the counter and the first time he actually succeeded, I was terrified he was about to burn himself.

Nope. He just wanted to watch me cook. Sat very politely the whole time. It became a thing. Never even asked me for any of it. He just wanted to spend time with me. I miss him.

Human recommended, dog approved.

Meanwhile, one of my parents cats refuses to eat wet food and will taste test it by dipping her paw into it and tasting what is on her paw, then usually decides it isn't what she likes and yeows for something else. She pretty much only eats Temptations Cat Treats.

As far as the cat knows, that can is a dead animal. Wouldn't you want to check if the animal is diseased before you eat its guts?

My parents have 4 cats, three of them willingly eat the wet food as soon as we put it down. Also, there 3 generations of cats (we started out with a brother and sister as kittens, my parents didn't get them fixed in time, the brother impregnated the sister, we kept one of the offspring, my dad had a heart attack and we didn't get to spay her in time and she also had kittens from an unknown suitor). The original female we started with is very picky, when we put down wet food for her and half the time she's like "fuck this". Occasionally she'll dip her paw into it and then taste what's on her paw to see if it's worth eating. Cracks me up every time I see it.

My cat is also a dog. And a second dog. We are legion.

Yeah same here, new objects have to go through customs first lol