Cat not eating

[Fennet Resident]

My cats frequently won't eat, even when the food and the cats are both set up properly. I don't know why this happens, but it usually seems to happen after 1 of 2 things:
1) I let the food dish run out, and when I rez a new bowl the cats don't seem to connect to it and don't eat from it.
2) I've been TP ing around with the cats, (or take them into inventory sometimes), and when I drop them back at home they don't seem to re-connect to the food dish.
So if I keep a close eye on them after doing either of the above, and check back to make sure they're eating, they usually don't get too hungry or get sick.
And I can leave them alone for long periods of time without worrying provided I make sure I leave them plenty of food.
Hope this helps. I haven't had a sick one in a while, knock on wood.