I suppose I'm going to incur the wrath of my fellow PT'ers, but this is one case where I'd let nature take it's course. The mother may get her act together, she may not, but that's pretty well the only situation in which I say let nature take it's course. I grew up on a farm and learned from an early age that sometimes mother nature knows best. It's admirable to save the creatures (human or otherwise) that need our help, I myself have done it countless times and feel angry, sad, and frustrated when my best efforts don't work..... But it's my personal opinion, I once ran across 4 lanes of heavy Toronto traffic to save a box of kittens someone had chucked out the door of a moving car so maybe I'm a hypocrite, but that's what I think. And QueenScoopalot, you are an amazing person and if I had half your energy... Well, I'd have more than two cats, that's for sure.

This is my first post containing an opinion, I hope I've come to know the people here well enough not to be suprised by any replies, because I do like it here and despite what the above statement indicate... I love cats!