In their study, Van den Boset al. (2000) have related licking behaviour to food palatability. A difference was made between licking the nose,related as an aversive taste reactivity pattern, and licking of lips which appeared more after a more palatable wet food. We were unable to clearly distinguish these two types of licking behaviour on videos. This might have caused the lack of a behavioural difference between the two diets. A video recording system, focussed on the head of the cat,would surely have allowed a more precise analysis of the facial mimics displayed by the cat when eating and after. More details of the eating behaviour could also have been recorded using a transparent feeding bowl or a plate without any edge.