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Hi! I just joined this community because I desperately need advice. I’ve had my first cat for 4 years now. She has always had some behavioral problems. I believe she was bottle fed as a kitten, so she only likes me and will be antisocial or hiss at others. She is ok around my husband but will hiss if he tries to pet her. We got a second cat 2 years ago, which my first cat freaked out about. She took her aggression out on me, hissed, spit, yowled, swiped, you name it. After a couple of days, we had a hissing match and she calmed down. Fast forward to now, I’m pregnant! We are so excited about it, but she is not. We were gifted a big cat stuffed animal and that’s when things went south. She freaked out like last time and attacked me. She pooped herself too. She would hate me during the day, but then sleep between my legs at night. It’s been 3 weeks now. I thought things were getting better. I left her alone, have her space, ignored her crazy bouts, and spoke kindly to her. I can sometimes pick her up and pet her, and she is generally ok around me again. It seemed that the only time she would hiss and spit would be when she didn’t get her way about treats or I would leave the house. But just tonight, she freaked out again for no reason. I had just gotten out of the shower and was brushing my teeth. She went crazy, hid under the bed, and attacked our ankles. I’m just at a loss of what to do. She is my first baby and I can’t give up on her. But I’m scared for what she’s going to do when our human baby arrives. I don’t know if she is reacting to my pregnancy but I don’t know what else it could be for her to keep freaking out for no apparent reason. Please help!