I had a Siamese cat when I was growing up who had a grand passion for canned asparagus.
My current Abby cat, Nina, thinks that the liquid from canned chick peas is beyond exciting.
PS Snap, my mom had this surgery some years ago and did fine. Best to yours--sounds like a strong character (why are we not surprised...).
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks