Cats actually form very strong bonds of affection _ they just refuse to show it most of the time. They are, after all, the superior life form on rock 3.
Of course all this is selfish on his part...he simply knows how to get my attention for what ‘he wants’. I usually comply as he did have a rough life for a long time out in the elements...vet said he'd been out there for a couple years or longer....someone left him as he has an implant which though we sought the owner the phone was disconnected.
The original owner also removed all his teeth.... so hard to tell is age...but he was pretty banged up and scarred from fights when I found him...loaded with fleas and had a respiratory infection. But the vet fixed him right up. He "owns" my second floor deck...and protects his turf mightily. He hit the lottery coming here and isn't about to give any of it away!