Thank you for the poem for feral-carers. We have a feral female, whom my son named COTR (Cat on the Roof - pronounced "Cotter"). She is very sweet and spends most of her time on the roof outside our hallway during nice weather. We have not been able to trap and spay her, and she has produced three litters of kittens - which is how my son discovered her in the first place. The first litter was born on the roof outside his bedroom window. There were two tiny kittens. We rescued them and found homes for them. The next spring, there were four kittens and we found homes for them, too. But the third spring, we could not capture the three kittens, and they did not survive - COTR gave up on feeding them when they were about 8 weeks old, and of course they were not able to care for themselves at that age. We were extremely upset. We are hoping that we can capture her this spring and have her spayed. She seems to be the only female in the vicinity, but there are at least 6 males who come around when she is in season. We don't feed the males, and they are not as tame as she is - they run from us. She is our one and only, really, and we are hoping that we can make her life better and keep her from giving birth to more kittens that will not make it past their infancy. Please help us with your hopes and prayers that we will be able to.