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Based on the provided article, here is a summary of the key findings regarding why cats can be fussy eaters:
Olfactory Boredom (Habituation): Cats often refuse regular food not because they are "picky" in the human sense, but because they lose interest when a specific food odor becomes too familiar to them.
Impact of Food Variety: In experiments, switching to a new food option during consecutive feeding sessions led to approximately twice as much total food consumption compared to keeping the food the same.
The Role of Aroma Alone: A change in smell alone is enough to stimulate appetite. When cats were presented with the same physical food but the inaccessible compartment underneath was switched to a variety with a distinct new odor, food consumption significantly rebounded, roughly doubling compared to the previous round.
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