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    Oh yes, these little kitties are in Hudson, MA.  They're pretty young
    and looked to me like they've just learned to walk maybe a week or
    so...

    Heather likes to run from window to window too!  The first time we saw
    her do this, she was conversing with Murphy, our neighbor's male cat.
    
    Sometimes she will sit and watch birds through the sliding glass door.  
    She will try jumping up to attack them!
    
    Julie + Heather kitty

    Di...my guess is that if they are out walking around with MOM...
    they have to be more then one week old.  The Mom kitty would not
    let them wander at one week old.    
    
    This is a tough situation.....and all I can suggest is that you
    put an Ad in the paper abour Found Mom/w kittens but I truly doubt
    you'll get a response.  Or you can call a local No-Kill Shelter...
    but there is no guarentee that you will be able to place them 
    because most shelters are booked solid.    Or you could find
    a temporary home for them...and try to find a permanent home
    through your local newspaper, your local vet,  or this file.   
    
    These situations are so depressing....and this is how I ended up
    with  8 cats and feed 2 more outdoor strays.   My own cats keep
    bringing me home more...it like they say "hey party at my house".
    
    Good luck ...and please keep us posted.   Maybe Linus needs atleast
    one new friend to keep him company so he will stop looking out the
    window!!!   
    
    Sandy 

    I know that this suggestion may not be considered a good one by 
    everyone but, a friend of mine had to place 10 kittens once and
    was able to give them to a local pet store to place.  I personally
    am not crazy about the idea but as a last resort if you have a
    pet store that is willing, it might work out okay. 
    
    Jan

    
    Just FYI at one week old their eyes wouldn't even be open.  They're
    probably more like 4 weeks.  That's when they can really start
    motoring around.
    

    Hi again,
    
    Oh, I meant they've probably been walking for a week or so... 
    Actually, they were back at 2 this morning.  I'm such a light sleeper
    that the little guys woke me up just romping around the tree outside my
    window.  So, I got some dry food and put it out the window...the
    kitties were scared when they saw/heard me and scrambled up the side of
    the tree--so cute!!  They came down to see what I gave them...the mom
    ate but I don't know if they did--maybe too little for dry?  Well,
    tonight I'll get some canned and put it out the window.  If anyone saw
    me at 2 in the morning dumping food out of my window, they'd think I
    was nuts!!  I can't leave a bowl or anything out there because my
    landlord forbids it (he hates cats and I can only have Linus "until his
    demise" than none) and it's on the side of the building that's totally
    fenced in so I would have to walk way around to the farther gate...by
    that time they'd be gone...  Well, I'm sure they're not picky...I may
    try to coax them over to the side of my apt. where the door is, that's
    on the other side of the fence though.  This will be nuts at 2 in the
    morning...but maybe I'll get them to trust me after a while...  I don't
    think it would be even easy to catch the little ones now...they're
    already afraid of me.  I wonder if the Pet Store would take them...I
    bet they'd be too frightened!!  Poor things, I hope we have a warm
    fall...  Any ideas on shelters would be good.  I know they're all full
    but maybe after they get rid of some kittens and I can get these guys
    to trust me enough to catch them they could go there.  Linus talked to
    them again last night to reassure them I think...
    
    Thanx,
    
    Di & Li