I think that cats are very independent and go for what is the best they can get.

If you offer them something that they feel is better they will come and live with you.

When I was younger we milked cows and the barn was always warm and we fed the cats.

When we stopped milking and the barn got colder the cats moved on.

They didn't hang on to see what might happen they moved on to find a better place.

To put our emotions into a cat is wrongly placed.