Should the cat I have bought off the recruitment board be used already? I couldn’t do the Daily jobs for the cat I just bought I feel it should be refreshed for the person who bought them?

@Jax cats can only gather once a day, so if the person you bought the cat from already gathered with them the same day, then they won't be able to gather in your village!
I believe this is to avoid people sending cats back and forth to get extra gathering turns.

Additionally, cats who are still on their travel cooldown cannot gather the same day they return to a village in order to prevent exploits. If the gathering page says they're too tired to work today, that's what happened!