Thread: Merrick BG (before grain)

haha, I have a feeling it was probably supposed to say 'both of' instead of boggy and 'Whiskas but' instead of whisked bug! Let's hope it's that damned predictive text again and Karen hasn't lost the plot but you never know Although I have to say, whisked bug flavour sounds like a surefire winner to me!

So here is a fairly interesting survey paper I came across that helps explain why cats want variety in their food:
The Evolutionary Basis for the Feeding Behavior of Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) and Cats (Felis catus)

"Many cats do, however, show a growing aversion toward foods that have formed a large part of their diet in the past, sometimes referred to as the ‘‘novelty effect,’’ but more accurately termed a ‘‘monotony effect,’’ because it is the perceived palatability of the repeated food that is mainly affected. This strategy should reduce the probability that an unbalanced diet is taken because no 2 foods with markedly different flavors should contain the same nutritional deficiencies, even if these cannot be directly detected by cats." (Cats are unlikely to be able to determine the nutritional sufficiency of their diets.)