My 13 year old kitty has slept with me every night of her life (her little head next to mine); she wakes me up at the same time every morning with soft jabs to my eyes with her little paws and some creative and hilarious vocal coaxing; she won't even leave the bedroom to head for the kitchen unless I'm right next to her; she greets me at the door when I come home during the day; is always cuddled on my lap whenever I am sitting during the day or night; she gazes into my eyes as she kneads my chest and purrs up a storm. That was until 33 days ago when I took her for her first visit to the vet. We moved across the country six months ago and all her life she had been seen by a vet who came to the house. A new friend suggested I take her for a checkup and a senior blood panel because of her age. She was fine in the exam room, then the vet tech came in to take her out for the blood work. When he returned he said, "she didn't like that too much". From the time I brought her home, she will not step foot in my bedroom (that's where I put her in the traveling "Sherpa"), she hides on the opposite side of the house, she won't sleep with me, sit with me, look at me. If I pick her up to hold her, she doesn't struggle to get away, but she tenses up and won't look at me. Then she will run away as fast as she can the first chance she gets. I am absolutely heartbroken. The vet said she looked and seemed healthy and all her blood work was normal. She's eating, drinking, and eliminating normally. The only thing I can come up with is that she holds me responsible for getting hurt at the vet. She's really afraid of me! Help, please!!