Knowing this, when my cats desire something sweet that I was eating, I have always assumed they wanted something else they tasted in the food -- if ice cream, then the cream, etc.
That said, I had a cat that was absolutely obsessed with eating raisins to the point where we simply couldn’t have them around. To this day I cannot understand what was going on if sweetness was not a factor.
Same cat ate the tops off an entire box of glazed donuts once as well while we were out.
The second paragraph here is about pica in cats:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_psychopathology#Pica
and a brief web search for alternative sources finds
https://www.cathealth.com/behavior/how-and-why/2231-pica-in-...
He also licked the powdered sugar off half a box of linzer cookies another time.
The frosting, I can definitely see being for the fat...the powdered sugar, I'm baffled by.
His most glorious moment (in his own head, as I imagine it) involved leaping from a loft bed onto a coffee table, grabbing an empty cupcake wrapper (still covered in cupcake crumbs) and swallowing it whole before anyone recovered enough from their shock to stop him. He just sat there afterwards licking his lips with the most satisfied kitty look on his kitty face.
We had one that loved good, sticky bud.
One day, back in the 90's when good pot was hard to get, my brother in law set a big, dank bud on the coffee table. And he was all about having a smoke and good meal too.
Kitty perked right up! She could totally smell it, and from there?
Game on!
So, she jumped up on the table, snatched it and ran!
For the next 20 minutes we all watched this hilarious "get that cat" game happen. Brother in law went after the cat. Room to room. It escalated into closed doors and the cat still escaped him!
At one point, we heard crashing, yelling, and when the door opened, he started to apologize only to have the cat squeak through the cracked door and run out the little outside cat door with that bud.
He found it later, drool and hair covered after the cat had thoroughly mauled it, much like catnip.
Yeah, he smoked on it anyway. We all said, "pass."
The cat had an awesome time. Like, "this is what I DO!"
He was total mess. Loved that cat, but never brought bud anywhere near her again.
Yeah, that look. She had it, mixed with tail up, fur slightly puffed, eyes alight excitement. Total, "YES!" moment for the cat.
;-)
When one looks at cat treats, the fat component is higher than non-treat cat food.
The cat I grew up with (lived 21 years) loved cantaloupe as well. It would smell it from far away and come trotting into the kitchen. Seemed to be able to eat as much of the fruit as we were willing to chop for it.
https://feline-nutrition.org/the-blogs/cats-and-cantaloupe-a...
When I read the article, I wondered what they could like in marshmallows, but looking it up I bet its this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmallow#Protein
https://www.purina.co.uk/cats/health-and-nutrition/what-not-...
I've heard this a lot about dogs, and I know it is stated by reputable sources, but the Vet we had growing up told us that this is a myth, and it depended upon the dog; he used to give his dog a pound of fudge every year for christmas, and it had no ill effects except for being somewhat hyper afterwards. I still wonder about his judgment; it doesn't seem like the thing a veterinarian should be telling people. But anyway I wont give chocolate to dogs.
We don't really give her (the cat who likes the melty chocolate chips) much, but she might sneak a lick here or there. I'll be more careful now. Thanks again!