My 3 cats ride well in pet carriers, so long as they have a towel or blanket to hide under. My Husky will ride without complaint, if I want her to-she is 15, so we have been in tune for a long time.
As soon as I have something secured to start building, I will start leaving a window down in the 4x4 for a couple of hours in the evening for the neighbor’s cat to investigate, but I can’t leave the window down after dark-raccoons and other critters will get in and make a mess...
Depending on what is for sale at rock bottom price at the time, I will be only 1 to 5 miles away, but the cat’s owners are just weekend people, not part of the community, so they won’t ever know a thing.
I found Midget girl in the woods when I was hiking-she was trying to be invisible under an oak tree, in the fallen leaves-her sister was nearby, and their small size and tabby coats kept them semi-visible-Midget has 4 white paws and vest, but the rest of her fur is grayish tan brindled with charcoal spots and stripes-so she blended right in.
Sadly, Midget’s sister died in a fall from the loft at my former home in a chase with my Maine Coon. She was always feral, never very friendly at all, but Midget is a Velcro cat, quietly clinging, and a bit of a ‘fraidy cat.