Sandi, I think that cats usually avoid the poison ivy...for whatever reason, I don't know. They say cats don't normally have poison ivy rash or anything. But this is the first time since I've lived out here that I've thought any cat gave me such a rash. The kittens have only been outside for just brief periods of time. When they do get out, they're fascinated by everything, wanting to play with every single thing they see. Hopefully, they'll eventually learn to be more careful. Funny...you have just a mother cat now and I have kittens, but had never seen their mother (someone dumped the kittens here in the spring).