Exactly. We like sweet things as this is our way to detect glucose for our brain; salty things for minerals, etc. Our pets diets are different, so are their taste preferences. Iirc, a totally blunt piece of dried food tastes great for a cat, since they seek protein more than anything.
Stackexchange had a similar answer recently; there are some related links too.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/66718/what-if-any-pre-breathes-were-attempted-on-the-iss-and-why