I have a friend (someone I met through another newsgroup) who is moving
from the San Fernando Valley (in California) to Reno, Nevada.  There are
two or three cats in her neighborhood who visit her house regularly.
She feeds them and puts water out for them, and brings them in for a
short time each day, but mostly they're outdoor cats.

I'm concerned (I suspect more than she is) about what will happen to
those cats when she moves.  She doesn't intend to take them with her.
I've thought about taking them on, but I can see a lot of reasons why
that probably wouldn't work.  If I left them outside, they'd probably
try to go back to their old neighborhood.  I live about 15 miles from my
friend, and there is a freeway and some hills which probably have snakes
and coyotes in them between our two homes.  If I brought them inside,
they'd be miserable.  I'd have to shut them in one room, partly because
of my cats, and also because I have a cat door.  Since they're used to
being outside all the time, they'd be miserable.  They would probably
destroy my guest room, which is the only room where I could keep them.

If anybody has any suggestions, I'll pass them on to my friend.

Joy