It sounds like she's setting boundaries, just don't move toward her too quickly and it should be fine.She has never swatted at me or growled and i don't think she ever shrank away either. When she hisses, her ears are up and forward. Not down. And it's a 'half-hiss' maybe? Like she hangs her jaw open and then hisses. Hard to explain, but to me it feels like a half-hiss. I'm going to try to tell her a firm 'no' later today (she's sleeping now) when i bring her food and then again when it's playtime. I have faith that it's going to work!