AHAHA! Man, cats are so hard to please. They're probably the worst (or best) audience for comedy. If you're able to make them laugh, it's either you're the world's best comedian or you're cheating. Cat food is in no way a cheat. You do you, Paul. You do you.
It wasn't cheating, maybe-- perhaps the food happened coincidentally, and we both welcomed the relief that it offered from the "poem". She would probably have laughed at the food-related ending if she had internet, might have even up-voted if she felt lightly amused by it.
Perhaps the food was always there. Whether we didn't pay any attention to it, or whether the cat just suddenly developed a liking to it.