Cats always ask

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. - Joseph Wood Krutch

And ask.. and ask.. Especially around dinner time! The asking will go on until they are answered, either in substance (food) or they have to attend to some more urgent calling. At meal time they are all to happy to lead you to wherever they last helped you find their favorites. We feed a mixture of dry and canned food, so one of our little critters, whenever he hears the sound of the can opening, must jump up onto the counter and sample the new can as if it were a wine sampling. The others swarm around your legs, escorting you both to and from the pantry, where the dry food is stored. And they always try to stick their heads into the bin. You have to watch your step, lest one misjudges his own path and jumps under your foot, not fun for either party!

But after the feeding frenzy, the whole house simmers right back down. Cats then seem to disappear. You have to go looking for them as they quickly find their favorite spot for the first of the morning naps.