I got Nefer when she was about a year old, and don't know much about her early life, other than we found a BB embedded in her tail on a recent X-ray. It took her YEARS to recognize that there was food other than dry kibble, bread products, and tuna, and even longer to realize that food comes from the kitchen. She now will occasionally eat wet food, but really prefers kibble, stale Ritz crackers, saltines, and bread. She will also occasionally eat part of a French fry and has started licking the ice cream at the bottom of my bowl when I'm done. (I eat Lactaid brand ice cream, so no lactose worries for either of us!)