Has your cat ever apologized to you? 🐈

Growing up, our cat stole a piece of chicken off of my mother's dinner plate. My mother got upset and put her outside. A while later, she was meowing at the door. When she came in she had a dead bird in her mouth that she brought to my mother and dropped it at her feet.

My cat puked on my difficult-to-clean couch once. I had already had a terrible day, and when I saw the cat puke I just broke down sobbing. I cried the entire time I was cleaning it up, while my cat watched. A couple days after that, I came home to find a random cleaning rag on the floor. Underneath the rag was cat puke. I think she realized that she had upset me a lot and tried to make up for it by either hiding it or maybe even attempting to clean it up. She had kidney problems and couldn't help the puking, but she made sure to never puke on the couch again. I miss her a lot.

My cat has never apologized for anything. But I apologize to him at least once a day.

The apology from a cat is “I’m sorry you feel the need for an apology” 😂

I always use the same "happy" tone when communicating with my cat, and only ever use a deeper stern tone when she is doing something she shouldn't be. When I use the stern tone, she immediately stops what she's doing and comes over to me meowing repeatedly, as if she's trying to explain her actions lol

My cat accidentally scratched me hissed and made me bleed as a kitten. He was so sorry he licked that spot for years. He never even put his claws out again. My kids would play with him tons. They loved him but were rough. Toss him around wear him as a hat put him on there shoulder like a parrot. He loved my kids. He never once ran away or got upset. He would go sleep in there bed till they feel asleep. He just loves people. He never used his claws again. He never got upset or hissed again. He always remembered that. Now he would demand to go outside and get pissed if you closed the bedroom door. He would go outside to play with kids and say hi to people. There was tons of dogs. But dogs just ignore he exists? I am never did a dog ever bark at him. He would lay in the sun most of the day greet people and hangout than come home when he wanted too. I let him do his own thing. He never once didn’t come home. I could also call him home or to come to me just making a clicking sound. He would come running. If he was mad at me. He would wait till I was asleep pounce on my stomach and run away. He also learned to cuddle with me from watching women. So he would come lay with his head on my shoulder under the blankets He never learned to meow so he just would squeak. The most loving cat and human loving cat I have ever seen. He never would hide. Just wanted to cuddle with someone never do his own thing. I also trained him from a kitten to be like this for my kids. He was famous in my apartment complex. Everyone would come by just to say hi to him. Pet him and he loved it. Orange tabby main coon named tigger the tiger. As he had strips and large paws like a tiger. I really miss him. I found it amazing. Thought I would share.

My cat has a bit of a temper, which is usually fine, but once she swiped and caught me in the face. I could tell she instantly knew she had hurt me, because she immediately got into a very "submissive" stance and then gently pressed her head up against me, once I started petting her she started purring loudly and we cuddled for awhile. Say what you want about "personifying" them, but she did a better job of saying sorry than most humans!

"Cats don't feel guilty for their actions; rather, they're responding to your reaction." So, just like most humans when they only apologize after getting caught. 😂

I was once having a bad day and at one point was in my room crying into my pillow like crazy, my cat came and saw me upset and somehow she knew exactly how to get my attention. She came right up to my ear and made a very unique, quick, passionate and strong purr and I was shaken and how much sense she had of how I was feeling. I immediately tried to clean my eyes up and started petting her. She has done this in many other ways also. I love my cat Cookies-n-cream so much. She is the only reason I stopped self harm.

One of my cats moved their kittens and while doing so, she incidentally bite one a bit too hard while jumping. The kitten cried in pain and she apologized a lot. She was mortified. The same happened once with me while she scratched my leg quite badly while jumping on my lap. So, yes, cats do apologize much in the same way we do, for the same reasons. And, as I read here in the comments, even with gifts in exchange for stolen food. One of my cats also apologized to me bringing her kitten to look after, because she had not enough milk. That was the most complex conversation with a cat I ever had and it was heartbreaking. She was so thankful that I could give her little one the bottle!

The first time my cat apologized was a few days after I adopted him. They warned me that he had kind of a temper, but I didn't think it was that bad. After a couple days he showed me his temper for the first time and grabbed onto my arm out of nowhere. I yelled no and stop! He took off running. About minutes later, he came back to me with his head hung low and eyes looking up, he then cuddled with with me. He kinda has a bad temper for some reason, but we get along puurrrrfectly!

I think cats understand humans better than humans understand cats sometimes. It's humans who need to be trained to learn how to better communicate with their cats (and with each other! )

One of my cats (Biscuit) marks me by rubbing his body against my feet and ankles. Once he came running to rub his body and I fell down hurting my left knee. I screamt in pain. Biscuit sat at a distance watching me rubbing my knee. After 5 minutes he came near me and started rubbing his head against my left knee. That melted my heart. ❤ My other cat Cookie, usually goes to his room and meows for my attention even though he can come and sit near me in the hall. Once I go near him and ask what he wants and he realises that I'm annoyed he lies down showing his tummy. He does this all the time. 😁

I _love_ hearing cats purr as well as when they bump their heads against me and the slow blinking. It's so damn cute.

This is an excellent video. Cats are a lot more tuned into us than we realize, and it's great that scientists are starting to seriously study their interaction with us. I am especially glad that the myth that they don't need as much attention as dogs is being debunked. Cats do need attention, but of a different kind. If I have been really busy or outside my home for many hours, my cats will be all over me when I get home. When I've taken trips, they're battling for lap and cuddle time the instant I sit down. While I know that they don't directly understand what I say, I still tell them about things that are important to them, like visitors, or bad weather. When I moved house, I told them, and they settled in nicely. Our cats take their cues from us- if we're calm, they'll be calm too- even when things get crazy.

The stare from accross the room...typical of my cat. 😅 I can feel it (even if I'm upset) and I always finish by looking back at him, tilting my head and blinking my eyes. He blinks back and runs to me to cuddle. We know the "dispute" is over. ❤️

Not an apology, but there was one time when one of my cats wasn’t feeling well for a few days and he had all but completely stopped eating. One evening I brought his plate of wet food to the living room chair he was curled up on and was trying to encourage him to eat some. He wouldn’t and I began crying. He looked at me with concern in his eyes and then started eating 🥹 I think he understood what was going on.

My cat has tripped me 4 times today. She has no remorse but needs to be the center of attention anytime she's awake. 😅

My cat is super smart my washing machine was leaking and she came to me and meowing constantly to tell me, same when she had been sick she came and again meowing over and over I went to check what the problem was and sure enough she was looking as if to say look.

I noticed that my cat Lotta always looks very confused snd concerned whenever a member of our family is upset. And her response is often to initiate play time and following the upset person around the house. I once had a mental breakdown when I found my pet snake Kenny dead in its terrarium and Lotta was looking extremely concerned and meowing at my mom and me. She also sniffed around a lot and followed us while also inspecting the cardboard box, where we put my snake in. Later we gave Kenny a proper grave in our garden. She definitely understood how devastating the loss of Kenny was to me and she was concerned about my well being.

Cats be like, "I'm sorry you feel that way."

Fairly certain my cat is broken. She does exactly the things I don't want her to do because she finds it entertaining or something when she gets in trouble.

Back story: I adopted a 16 year old after her previous owner surrendered her to the RSPCA. I sometimes worry that she feels she's in trouble after she is sick, or even when she uses her litter tray. Her previous owner may have been harsh or neglectful. I have seen the "distancing apology" after she brings up the rare hairball. I'll apply what I heard here, so thanks.

my cat would just do her best to apologize to me. bringing me gifts, sitting on me and purring.

I know for a fact Cats apologise and mean it the exact same way we do. One of my cats was born with 3 legs, she has no front right leg, as a result she needs to use her claws on her front left paw to stop herself from sliding off chairs, beds etc when she jumps onto them. This has lead to many many occasions where she has had to dig her claws into me lol, I always show her that it’s not her fault and try not to react too much when it happens but when it happens when I am asleep it’s a lot more difficult to restrain a reaction as it is just natural to jump up quick and rub the area she dig her claws into me. At the beginning my reaction use to scare her and she would run away but after many times of picking her up and petting her to let her know it’s ok it’s not her fault, she now reacts differently instead of running when I jump wake, she bumps her head into me a licks my forehead for a second before curling up beside me.

I have seven cats and I regret none of them 🥰

Whenever I have a bad day, my cat who is usually unaffectionate comes and sits on my lap until I feel better 💕 Cats always know!

Cats Are Amazing ! They make me Smile !

My 11 year old, Allison, will go through phases where she’ll be lonely at night. She will cry and ask for food. One night, I came out of my bedroom upset at being up at 2 AM. She saw me and flopped on her back to show me her belly. I knew that she was apologizing to me. I felt bad for being mad at her for missing me.

My cat would apologize if she scratched by accident during playtime, after I cried out in pain once. She used to not understand when I just said no or stopped (or rather, she knew it meant I was displeased, but she couldn't see why I should be), but letting myself be a little dramatic about the pain made her get it. She became very mindful of my hands from then on, and would immediately give me space if she missed her toy and got my hand/thigh on accident during play.

My kitties are sooo good … even if mischievous sometimes…. They are so innocent and good ❤

My cat squeaks at me, or soft trills. Most of the time it's because he jumps on me and I say OUCH! But he's a good kitty and always makes sure I'm ok by coming up and staring at me. He got me good one time playing "thing under the blanket" and got a bit overzealous. I wasn't mad but had to clean and rinse and get a bandage. He kept licking it like he was trying to say "I'm sorry".

I've never really thought about this before but will watch for signs. A fascinating subject and one I've never seen before. Thanks & well done.

When Myrrh misbehaved, I put her in a large crate for 20 minutes. One day she ran through the paper doors I'd painted & tore a big hole. She sort of shook her head and put herself in the crate. Another time she spilled something by jumping up onto a forbidden cabinet, and she put herself in the crate for that, too. I've loved all my cats, but she was one of the extraordinary ones.

My cat loves to spend time near me and this earned her the nickname of Nurse Kitty. She never left my side when I was injured, and I am so grateful. She does love to play. So I will often try to play with her to make up if she misbehaves. ❤

I miss my cats 🥺 just watching this made me so much more happy & calmer ❤

I take my cats with me in the car. My kitten pooped on the floor of my car. I kept being like no no no no! But obviously when you gotta go, you gotta go. I was so upset, but she'd been trying to tell me by meowing like crazy and pawing at me. I just didn't pick up on it. Afterwards she just wanted to snuggle up on me and purr. I felt so bad lol

I like the term 'cat guardian'. I've never thought of it that way. I know that every person who has ever met me would definitely call me that. 😊

My cat is always apologizing to me then. Even apologizing for his future actions 😅. Always staring at me 😂

Firstly, try to never need to apologise to a cat.

One of my cats, MeeekMeeek, ran up and peed on me today. I looked at him and said, Meeekie, how could you, got up to wash myself and my clothes, and ignored him for a while after I cleaned up. When I came home after dinner with my husband, his favorite catnip mouse was in my chair. That was his apology, and, of course, I forgive him. He's a strange little man, and I will always forgive all his crimes and love him no matter what he does.

We love learning about cats, and your videos shin in the library of cat knowledge. You went above and beyond collecting info on cat apologizing, as this is a topic that is not often commented on. BIG THANK YOU for sharing!!! 👏

I like that the first four can be boiled down to "he may stare at you... or not, and he also might come and give you physical contact, or stay away from you.

CATTTT I LOVE THIS TY FOR THE INFO

My cat is a psychopath he never " appologize" but he pouts a lot and sits with the back towards me just far enough so i cant pet him

THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT VIDEO. I LOVE IT

But scent marking me as soon as I get out of the shower is like.. bruhh why you gotta get your fuzz on my wet legs

Impressed. Good information, well laid out presentation. Thank you! Subbed.

to apologize, my cat learned how to fart my name

So cats don't understand right from wrong, and have no guilt...didn't see thay coming...😁

My kitten has scratched the furniture 3 x since the beginning of this video lol

Anche quando Leo fa' qualche guaio non alzo mai la voce ..gli animali sono splendidi sempre...❤️

#1 thing. NEVER shout or yell at your kitty. It doesn’t matter what they broke. Do NOT shout at them.

This is the best cat video I’ve every seen ❤

I definitely have seen one of my cats feel embarrassment on a few occasions. Cool video

I never seen my cats apologized for anything. If they made up for some issues it’s more like “Fineee I’ll do it” lol I have seen them being kind and tried to comfort me when I’m sad tho. They’re very straightforward and honest with how they feel or think.

My cat is prefect. Shes feral now tamed. Best and only cat I’ve ever had.

The "research" stock clips are hilarious xD

"Your cat is quite adept at navigating social circumstances" Wow, okay, didnt think this was gonna be a quick moment to say my cat is better than me socially.

03:45 The cat appears to have a built-in Elizabethan collar. Very handsome 😍

Enjoyed video was informative. Such beautiful adorable and smart cats. Loved all the cutie pies.💯💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺

Tiger-J can't help being a cat 😺.

Me and my boy, Ozzy, have "friendly stare downs". They've never led to anger or any problems I can tell but I'll notice him looking at me or vice versa and we'll just lock eyes for anywhere from a few seconds to a minute until one of us gives up and looks away. I like to take turns letting him win and it seems to make him happy 😊

Maybe cats don't feel guilt or remorse, but they definitely feel sadness if they have made you upset or unhappy.😿🐈

How cute!

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One time I scared my cat standing behind him without him knowing. He freaked out and swiped at my legs repeatedly and cut me multiple times. The yelp I let out and the pain in my face, my cat immediately coward and meowed, and then lingered around me, not looking at me, then looking at me. Not looking, then looking. When I was all cleaned up I called him over and we cuddled. That was the first and only time he ever attacked me and even knowing right now that it wasn't guilt he felt, it sure did feel like he was sorry for unintentionally hurting me.

My cat, Shadow, used to go and fetch baby birds from their nests, which upset me a lot. So I bought a plant sprayer and every time he sat under the tree with the nests, I'd spray him. He had no idea what was coming the first time, and shot over the fence and disappeared. At this point I hadn't fully accepted that I'd been adopted, so thought if he doesn't come back he's probably gone back home. After 30 minutes, back he slunk, weaving around my legs! He definitely knew he was in the wrong. It only took a couple more times, showing rather than using the spray, and now he leaves the birds be. Happily. My neighbour has adopted a little girl cat and I spotted her little ginger ears poking out of the plants around my bird feeder, so she also got a little shower. Off she shot and I was nervous cos she's not my cat but I look after her when my neighbour is away. But I needn't have worries, back she came, meowing at the door to be let in. She doesn't respect boundaries! Your house, my house is her motto.

Every morning for the past year our10-month-old cat jumps up on the counter while I'm fixing his food. I pull the food away and watch as he wanders around aimlessly and then finally jumps down. I then put the food back on the counter and continue to chop it up. We've been through this 300 times. I really have no point here except that it is so amusing to watch the routine repeat itself over and over. Jfc I love him

In general, that's not too far off from human guilt. After all, what is guilt but a sense of needing to restore a social order?

when i raised a kitten, it was very playful with me and had needle-like claws, and when i cried owww, my kitten looked at me like "I didn't know that would hurt, and I didn't mean to hurt you" and she immediately was more gentle. They don't want to hurt you, and most cats only do when you keep doing something that annoys them. Cats have very sensitive skin, pet them with a light touch. Over time, they may become less sensitive to strong petting, or they may come to resent you for it. So start out with an extremely light touch.

I’m pretty sure my boy feels embarrassed whenever he falls down and he absolutely feel annoyed many times when I don’t do something he wants me to do like second breakfast.

I love animal most of all❤❤❤

This explains why my cats know that the phrase "excuse you mam" means they are doing something wrong and knock it off lol

I met my cat when she was still a stray. I would feed her and she would hide in my yard when the school bus came around. She would follow me when i did yard work. She has this habit of smacking things into the ground. One day while gardening while lightly weeding she smacked my hand and she broke skin, I yelped, I was bleeding and I panicked, ran inside, washed and went to the doctors because Im immune compromised and this was the first time she had ever gotten this close to me. Doc laughed at me said it was superficial and I was fine. This cat. Since then has only ever butted her nose to my hand and or gently tapped my hand. She bats everyone elses hand, but for me she hold up her paw and pushes away or reaches if she doesnt want or wants something from me.😂 she also brought me a wild pheasant after that...which i didnt know they were wild around me but later did learned they are. She never brought me any other bird except thay one...and 2 mice.

4:30 is when you start to hear cat apology examples

When my cat was around 6 months old, he was chilling on my shoulder and accidentally slipped off, putting his claws in me to steady himself. Obviously this was an automatic reaction to not fall off, and I wasn't mad at all, but I did let out a scream because it hurt and caught me off guard. He ran away and hid away under the bed for a while, after 10 minutes or so he shyly and slowly crept up to me again for a snuggle. He has never put his claws on me again, not even when he was mad at me for bringing a second cat into the house (they're best buds now). He just tapped me with his toe beans. He's so gentle I love him

When my cat wants to apologize, she just writes me a note and puts it on the fridge.

When I first got my first cat, right before my husband deployed, I tried to clip her nails and she wasn’t a fan. She scratched me and drew blood, hissed/growled and then ran off. But once she heard me start to cry (I felt like a failure as a first time cat mommy, and missed my hubby), she came right back in the room and her facial expression completely softened. She walked right up to me and initiated cuddles and purring. She’s still a mean girl sometimes lol, but we’ve learned to understand and still love each other dearly over these last 9 years. Thank you for this video; it was very validating! 🥰

Both my cats always come over and cuddle when someone is crying, and they’re always extra cuddly when I have a panic attack. Also one time, I could hear my older cat going into the litter tray (he’s not allowed to cos he goes outside, we only got a littler tray again when we got a new kitten) I ran into the kitchen to stop him and let him outside, but I slipped and fell on my ass like a a cartoon! It really hurt and I kind of had to lay there in pain for a minute but my cat instantly came over and rubbed my head to check I was ok

My cats never have to apologise to me cause I just can't stay mad at them for longer than 5 seconds

Aww..i remember being upset with my cat and i yelled at her and boob her head...she came back and apologized ...i felt bad and pet her back to let her know she is good and i love her...

I was feeding a family cat some fish i just caught and she accidentally bit me in the finger when eating so i started bleeding a lot. Then she hid in the bedroom for hours and was quite subdued. I went to her after and pet her and talked with her to calm her and show her i loved her. I think she was sorry. :)

Apologize would imply a feeling of guilt... they do not feel guilty. They simply see you acting in a way they find uncomfortable and attempt to make that behavior change with behavior of their own that they have experienced to trigger behavior patters in you that are more comfortable for them. The key to take away is they do not feel guilt, they do not see their actions as the problem but rather your reaction to their actions as the problem.

My cat Rox is very sensitive to emotional states. Whenever I'm upset or just exhausted he's always there to comfort me. But when I'm angry or stressed, he'll keep his distance and waits for me to calm down first. One time he was being really annoying, like clinging really close to my boyfriend, not giving him any space. Later my boyfriend actually had a migraine and Rox was still there. We figured he had already noticed and was trying to help. So he just was making sure to try and comfort my boyfriend. Rox had curled up in his arms purring until my boyfriend felt better. It was cute to see. He's such an affectionate cat.

I adopted a three-year old cat from an abusive household. A few weeks after the adoption my grandma, who is in her late eighties, accidentally stepped on her in a narrow dark corridor, and, as I happened to br standing near her, the cat hissed and attacked my leg. I yelped, rather from shock than from pain, and went into my room. My cat started running in circles around me and soft-meowing. To this day i think that's one of the cutest things she's ever done.

Cats are tactical thinkers, which is what makes them great hunters. They observe and measure results and adjust their approach. They seem to do the same with us.

Nope. My cats are never sorry for what they've done and my 1 cat just does them over and over again. Oh well. I love them anyway.

Some people are not prepared for cats. People should remember : -get rid of plants at home -give your cats safe places and peaceful environment -cats should have their own pillows in bed -fresh water and dry food always availaible. Cats often eat at night. -spend time with them. If you are a busy person, do not get a cat.

Whenever my baby does some serious harm (e.g., spilling water on my laptop, breaking valuable stuff, hurting us physically in a serious manner, etc.) he gets out of our sight but not for too long. If he causes me to have a nervous breakdown (lol) he hides away immediately because I yell too much. Whatever happens it doesn't take him too long to reappear and to try to make peace. He always keeps the family members in sight and initiates intimacy as soon as possible (e.g., rubbing against dad's beard, sitting in between people and slow-blink each of us one by one, etc.). When something more minor happens, we play this game: I start to point my finger at him and raise my voice a bit, talk to him about his behaviour and follow him in the house, and he eventually lies on the floor or on the couch and shows me his belly. Needless to say I melt at that moment :') He always understands if we're fake-angry or real-angry :)

I love my cats so much. I don't think either of them ever feel guilty about anything though lol. They don't ever catch my wrath because they're just so damn cute i can't even get mad at them

To me this just proves cats KNOW what they did is wrong lol. Hiding, running, guilty little faces, avoiding the conversation 😅😂. They KNOW what they did and we are not happy 🤣🖤😌.

I love my cat very much. ❤

My cat is a little diva who seems to feel her naughtiness is justified, but when she does cross the line she will walk off for a few minutes and come back for cuddles 😊 She's such a funny little lady!

My husband's cat bit me on a tender part of my arm and would not let go, it hurt so much I cried. She only lets go after I eventually screamed. Following that event, I was nursing my wound in bed. Had a bad day anyway, so I broke down crying from stress. The cat was at the door, staring at me. After a while, I settled in to take a nap, and she slowly came towards me and licked my hair lol

I'm glad cats don't feel guilt or shame ❤

I was playing with my cat the other night and she got a little over enthusiastic and got her claw stuck in the base of my thumb. I squeaked quite loudly and she immediately let go, got up and moved a few feet away and flopped over and just waited for me to come back over to her.

We recently had our microwave malfunction and had to get it replaced. Unfortunately, the way it happened was it made a godawful noise and the inner light started flickering while my girl Sheila was right by my feet, and in her haste to get away from the noise, she launched herself off the top of my (bare) foot. I think she was scared by not only the noise, but also my yell of pain, and she did apologize to me by doing the stare, and then coming over to rest on the back of the couch right near my head…and eventually let me pet her. My poor baby girl 🥹

I apologize to my cats every time their food bowl is empty