I just ordered a burger in. Decided I didn't want it. Gave the meat to my cats. The cats refused to

[applegrove]

eat it. What exactly do they make burgers out of these days?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

1. Maybe soylent green?

[onehandle]

2. Cats are not dogs.

Our dog wouldn't hesitate.

Our cats flip a coin for non-catfood. Usually it's not a win.

[Sanity Claws]

3. My cats won't eat grocery store chicken

So my experience supports what you saw. There is something wrong with meat in the food supply.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. One of my cats would have devoured it on the spot.

I don't think he would have cared what it was made of as long as it was some kind of meat. The other two might have nibbled a bit.

[applegrove]

5. I'm wondering if it is meat at this point.

[Major Nikon]

9. Indoor cats are finicky eaters

They are conditioned to eat the same thing every day and are less apt to try new things compared to outdoor cats, which generally have a more varied diet.

[Purveyor]

6. My dogs won't touch any of the store bought, preservative laden treats, which they are only exposed

to around the holidays when given as gifts.

I tell the bearer of the gifts, "they won't eat them" and demonstrate. I bake dog treats about every 4 weeks for them (makes a huge batch).

That said Riley, my Siberian is pestering now as he knows it is "treat time". This months flavor is bacon! Gotta go.

[IcyPeas]

7. Pink Slime...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_slime

[3catwoman3]

8. One of my cats...

...loves arugula and spinach. Snarfs it down as if it were tuna. (And yes, I have checked and determined that small amounts are safe.)

[astral]

12. Yep i remember my kitty who was crazy for canned asparagus.

He was just demanding i give him some and i was trying to tell him, yes you heard a can, but its not catfood... But i gave him some and he was like eating manna from heaven.

[mackerel]

10. Now I want a burger

[Orrex]

11. They won't eat kale, either.

What exactly do they make kale out of these days?