Eighteen months ago, a female cat showed up in our neighborhood. No one knows where she came from. Since then, she has had three litters with nine surviving kittens. The neighborhood has pitched in to ...

DEAR JOAN: We had trouble catching a mouse in our house. The traps didn’t work and the cat tried but failed. The mouse was hanging out behind the stove and the refrigerator, next to the garbage can ...

It happened — you spotted a mouse. If you’re anything like me, your first instinct may be that you need to pack your luggage and find a new place to live. Of course, that’s not super realistic. A ...