We used to have a cat that liked corn on the cob, but only if it was buttered and with salt and pepper, otherwise she would just stare at it. We used to put the corn on a plate and she would sit on a chair, put her paws on the edge of the table and eat the corn off of the cob. Never had a cat or a dog do that before or since. She's long gone, got herself killed in our driveway by one of our neighbor's drunken kids. Guess she was use to the car, and didn't move fast enough. Too bad, she was a nice cat, and always ready for an ear of buttered corn.