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Originally Posted by jnieman
I would say spend as much time as possible with her downstairs until she trusts you completely. Brush her, love on her as much as possible. Also light massage is good especially around the ears. Hopefully she will want more and make her way upstairs. She probably needs to build trust. My kitty never did overcome the fear of thunderstorms and always hid under the bed so I made her a comfortable spot to lay in under the bed. If you do have to put her in the cat carrier try putting her in backwards then she won't know what you are doing until it is done. Good luck.
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I agree. Spend as much time with her as you can. Brush, massage, play and love on her and hopefully she will come around.
I travel a lot with my two cats but I adopted them through my vet when they were kittens. When I first got them I would take them for short rides (not to a vet) and give them a treat on the ride. I did this for several days in a row. I've done this to 4 cats now and they all traveled well. Two of the cats regularly visited nursing homes and one of them went on a daily basis to see my Dad when he was alive. Of course, I started when they were kittens.
A long time ago a friend gave me this sign "This house is maintained entirely for the comfort and convenience of our cat(s)!" It is so true at our house.