Our cat used to jump on the counter and put his paw on the electric can opener, making the gears turn and create the noise assocaited with his can of food, when he was hungry.
They are not dumb!
Diana in TX

catnip.......I call it "kitty pot" ;o)

Our 'black monster" did the same thing with his treats! When he couldn't get it open he carried the container to my DD'sroom for her to give him some! His real name is PYEWACKET from the movie "BELL BOOK AND CANDLE" DH named him and he's coal black and a monster when he wants to be lol'

How cute! Your kitty really wanted it. I bought groceries one time and had some herbal tea in it and my cat went crazy for it. In the ingredients was catnip!

Wow that cat really likes cat nip. My cat is not that interested in catnip.

I do to! Between us and our roommate we have 5 cats. It's hilarious when we sprinkle some on the floor. One gets territorial in his corner and the others pick a spot and roll in it then start trying to eat it off each others fur!
The territorial one is good at finding and devouring the entire bag before we notice its gone.

I used catnip to get my sick cat eating again a few weeks ago. He kept going to his food bowl and then just walking away. Everything else was fine and I didn't want to go to the vet unless it was really an emergency. I sprinkled a litte catnip over his food and he ate it up. He was fine the next day and has been fine ever since that day.