I put a square of paper towel under the cats' dinner plates, and Mr. Joey is patiently waiting.... fixating on the counter where the filled plate awaits.
Plate down and the first three, clockwise, Sassy, Brandy and Joey, space out to eat first. The other plate out on the catio had a similar spacing with Amy, Mamacat and Maisie. Lower "ranked" cats will step in to spotlessly clean the plates, when these six are finished.