Sake Eating

I have not been able to tell if Sake is eating or not, since Saturday.  The trick of sautéing chicken in butter did not work for very long.  I do not see Sake eat, but her food disappears. A couple of times, I have happened into the kitchen and seen her working on hard, dry food, eschewing the soft, moist food I have put out for her.  But she spooks, and that is that.

Tonight, I cooked a chicken pot pie. Sake was definitely interested, but when I put some gravy and chicken in a dish for her, she decided she did not want it. She acted hungry, checked out the food I put out, but did not eat.

However, tonight was boiled chicken night:  I have been boiling a chicken, cutting it into pieces and freezing the pieces, thawing them to offer to Sake.  Well, this last go round, except for the butter sautéed chicken, she lost interest after a couple of pieces. Since she was not interested,I wonder if the chicken tastes old or dried out to her (it seems fine to me, I eat it, too). Well, she did not eat tonight...

Until I put out some freshly cooked chicken. She ate two big helpings of the chicken.  So, after this time, my next strategy will be to buy chicken in bulk (as I have been), freezing it in pieces, and cooking the pieces separately. If this does not work, I will buy fresh chicken as we go, which will be much more expensive, but if I can get Sake to eat, I will do what I have to do.