I am so concerned about my cat's behavior. He does this all the time. Did it again just a few minutes ago, in fact. Using tonight as an example, he was curled up next to me peacefully on the sofa. I was sitting, watching a movie. I shifted EVER SO SLIGHTLY and it startled him so severely that he literally CLEARED EVERYTHING off the end table in his completely panicked attempt to get away. It's little things like this that get to him all the time. He only cares about getting away when little bumps or little movements scare him. He'll knock everything down that is in his way, including people, in a blind panic. I worry about him so much. He is very hard to reassure afterwards as he becomes tense and withdrawn. As I write this he is curled up in a ball under my desk. He will not come to my sweet calls, shaking the great can (which he usually can't resist) and if I try to grab him and pull him out he becomes stiff and resistant to me. And all I did was shift m position to be more comfortable! I didn't even touch him! He's not always asleep when this happens. It happens whether he's awake or asleep. Does anybody else have a cat like this?? He's so sweet and lovable and tender otherwise....