I have been leaving food, and it is being eaten, but still not so much as a glimpse of mama cat. The neighbor is still grousing, but hasn't given me another ultimatum yet. Heading over to leave food in a minute. I have been only leacing a tiny bit... don't want to leave enough that it sits there and draws a coyote, raccoon, or fox to the kittens. I hate leaving them there, but I am still hoping to take the mother at the same time. I am going to visit the shelter in the morning to ask about cage rental... thanks for the link, Laura's mom, looks like a lot of good info! I live next door to what a lot of people would call a 'cat lady', and I mentioned them to her, and I think she'd be able to help some if I had to bottle-feed them for a while. I'll let you know after I check on them again. Thanks for the advice!