Afraid I have waited too long

[trc2009]

Not a vet here but you definitely did the right thing and went about it the right way. When she was being negative, you could have responded negatively back to her. Obviously that would not be productive and would just reinforce her negativity toward you.

Helping her with things like that doesn't hurt a thing as long as you are genuinely trying to help and do it with a positive attitude.