Nail files have never scared my cats, but that was a funny story! Sorry it involved bloodshed, though.

My cats hate the vacuum cleaner - they run from it like I'm actually going to vacuum them up! The only one that stays around is Bailey - he is the protector of our house, after all - he stays a safe distance away and watches me vacuum, while all the others hide under the bed or other furniture. Silly cats!

Sometimes, Leo looks like he's super comfy and fast asleep (he is one lazy cat most of the time), but if you reach over to pet him, he gets all jumpy and snaps awake and jumps off of whatever he's sleeping on - it's like he was in a weird dream state and our touching him to pet him startled him too much. Usually we can pet him all we want while he's awake or asleep, but he gets jumpy and scared like that sometimes...it's weird. You have to wonder what goes through their heads.