When I was a kid my Uncle actually had this happen to him ...
There was a Bobcat in the Garage, he just closed the door and invited us all over to look at it. It was perched on top of his Step Ladder and during our BBQ he would take each of us to the Garage door ... open it up with a little fanfare and we could look at the Bobcat... when the get together was over he just left the door open and the Bobcat went about it’s business, most likely avoiding my Uncles property.
It isn’t all that fantastic for grownups but as an 8 year old I thought it was awesome.
Now to me they are just Vermin that kill my Chickens and I treat them as such.
TT