Thanks to everyone for such great advice. What I've decided to do is wait
one more week since the foster family is now bringing the kittens in at
night and I am going every day to make sure all the kittens are fed kitten
food while my son and I continue to socialize them by picking them up and
playing with them. I bought Advantage for all the kittens and the foster
family will put the Advantage on the kitten we are taking home one day
before we pick him up.

I prefer cats over dogs, but it is my 8yo son who is the true ailurophile.
He claims to have 61 cat friends, all cats from our neighborhood which he
has given his own names. Yesterday, as we were visiting the semi-feral
kittens, one of the adult feral females who runs away from any human in
sight allowed my son to pet her. It was quite the honor to witness this
exchange between the two, with my son saying as he's scratching her head,
"So, are you a 'ear' cat or a 'neck' cat?" Anyway, he's quite the cat boy
and I fully expect he'll be contributing to this group one day...when he
learns how to type.

Thanks for all the help you have given us throughout the years. I follow
this group from time to time but am not a regular subscriber. But when I
am in need, it is always a pleasure to come here to get some excellent
advice.

Noreen