MEOW!
I about come out of my skin when I’m looking in a chest for some ingredient and that cat/s cut loose.
Or I forget I have one following me, because well, you never see it. Get done dealing with a population issue at a village and MEOW! I swear my character jumps.
But seriously, just what is the point of the cat?
I could tell you how I think cats aught to be handled but I’ll do the easy thing, see emberlight.
None the less, cat collars with bell/s.
Cat toys; best way to find a cat is to drop a toy, ball of yarn ect
Cat dishes; cat will come up to and feed from.
Cat stand; set in front of a window and poof sleeping cat.
Mice; just drop a loaf of bead and mice to keep the cat entertained.
I could do this all day. Wish I had the head for mods.
Point is we have cats now give us something to do with them.
on Siptah can only find them if tripping on them? We ended up fencing ours in and have not had any since. I hope that this is not the case. I guess the cats just wander around and can’t be placed I Would purchase some if they would behave but then our real life cats are not fond of behaving unless bribed. 
and a puppy about ready to pull our bracelets but we Love 
them.