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I'd change it, sure, because Sweetie is more endearment than name. But I'd use "Sweetie" as an endearment regularly at first, to get her attention, and in the hopes that the sound would trigger reassuring emotions. I'd keep it as the endearment to use any time she is stressed, if it seems to have any positive effect. But you might find that she doesn't have any special responsiveness to it anyway - maybe it's mostly your tone of voice, posture, and gaze that "calls" her. If you are also using another name, especially if you use it to call her to eat, she will learn just as fast that it refers to her.

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- mirfak