I few of you may remember that Wendel has issues with being touched...well we've been owkring on it and he's made HUGE amounts of progress. From a warning shot after 2 pets to him sleeping in our laps and arms some nights.
Yesterday he was hanging out and getting some love while I was on the computer. He was head-slamming my hand and rolling around on the desk, then all of a sudden he had a moment and chomped me. (no broken skin) I told him "OW!" very loudly and took my hand away and ignored him. After about 60 seconds he gently head butted the hand he'd chomped. I ignored him. Then he licked the spot he'd chomped and lightly head butted my hand again. When I looked at him he flopped over and gave me his belly and shoved his head into my hand, then gave a big sigh and purred when I scritched him...It looked for all the world like: "I'm sorry. Hey...I'm really sorry. Do you still love me?"
So...do cats apologize?
Yesterday he was hanging out and getting some love while I was on the computer. He was head-slamming my hand and rolling around on the desk, then all of a sudden he had a moment and chomped me. (no broken skin) I told him "OW!" very loudly and took my hand away and ignored him. After about 60 seconds he gently head butted the hand he'd chomped. I ignored him. Then he licked the spot he'd chomped and lightly head butted my hand again. When I looked at him he flopped over and gave me his belly and shoved his head into my hand, then gave a big sigh and purred when I scritched him...It looked for all the world like: "I'm sorry. Hey...I'm really sorry. Do you still love me?"
So...do cats apologize?
It really sounds like an apology to me as well. 
