Just lie!
Tell the neighbour that you've had a skunk sniffing around your yard, and that you'll be trying to trap it, and that for the cat's own safetly it'd be best to keep them inside untill the skunk situation is resolved. Then on a weekly basis, make sure you offhandedly mention how persistent and clerver thos skunks are....but you're feeling lucky this week, and you're sure it'll all be over soon.
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