Now thats an odd eating habit.

My cat (rip) was smarter than me. He was more like a dog than a cat. Id take him for walks (no leash) ,send him off in a cab to his buddy's house for visits,kept his toys in a toybox. He played tag and hide-and-seek.
He trained my other cats for me and acted as a bouncer when they needed descipline. I could call him in and explain the problem and he would literally drag the other cat over to the spot the were misbehaving at and scold them. Like, I could say "hey bobby, tina was scratching the couch" and he would get her by the scruff, drag her to the couch, make her face the arm she scratched and give her a few swats while giving a low growl. He would do damn near anything I asked him to. I could literally reason with him. One of a kind. ahhh, I miss him.

I have a rooster named "pup" right now .
He follows me around, comes when I whistle like Im calling a dog.
He warns me when something is amiss. Im trying to teach him a couple tricks to see just how smart he is. We'll see soon enough.