*** Quoting Janis Kracht from a message to MIKE ROBERTS ***

 JK> I guess my point in this is even if you give strays a good life, it
 JK> doesn't always help.. That's not to say I wouldn't do it again, but
 JK> I'd know some things I didn't know before we found Tina.. :(

I know what You are saying, and for animal lovers it is an inborn thing, we 
just want to help, though we may not be able to. I would bet that the older 
kittens would not fit in, having no human contact except eating their 
discarded food. The new kittens if handled while still young, may be a 
different story. I guess that is why I was thinking more of a barn cat, as 
they basically are still wild, yet sheltered and food and water if they want 
to skip the local rodent or bird that is on the menu for the day :)

 JK> Speaking of mice.. I can't believe the number of 'trophies' our
 JK> kitties have brough in since it got chilly .. I guess the mice are
 JK> coming closer to the house, looking to stay warm as well..("Look what

I think You are right, it is time to move in from the summer location. We 
also have a chipmunk problem . It started with the bird feeders, Alvin 
Simon and Theodore moved in and ate the seed that fell to the ground. Now all 
the blocks on our front porch/patio are all uneven and look horrible. Seems 
like they made their tunnels down under the porch and everything is 
collapsing. Got some work to do next spring. But I notice the mice do start 
moving in around now too. My lower level is on a slab, and heat pipes from 
the boiler run under that slab. Ants love that during the winter. drop 
anything on the floor and next morning Ants are all over the place trying to 
carry it off like a football coach who just won the Super Bowl ;-)

Have a good One!
Mike

... We do precision guesswork

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