A few years ago some law students moved in across the street.
There were 4 of them, and they had all kinds of pickups and U-Hauls. The house next to them had 5 cats living there, and two of the cats were intensely interested in the U-Hauls, kept climbing up the ramps and looking around.
One of the guys said, "Just shut him up in there and keep him out of the way." Actually not a bad idea, as someone could easily trip over the thing.
I introduced myself, having a cat at the time too, and warned them.
"Around here a cat is worth about 4 law students. And about 7 attorneys. Just a tip."