*** 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   
      
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