He leaves out the bit about how the pot is usually filled with water because Fluffy can breath under water. That tends to weird out people.

"They've got some good food from the replicator. I'm writing those down. They actually wouldn't mind table scraps but you would. Cats on the table and everything. Believe me - my little cousins fed the kittens off the table and now we can't get them off." He smiles at her.