Lots of people feed rat-coons, oldster, and I think that's it perfectly okay to do so as long as you continue to do it when the snow sets in... I wouldn't want to feed a bunch of them, mind you 'cause a bunch turns into a bunch-plus and a bunch turns into a bunch-plus-plus and so on...

Feedin' one or two rat-coons is as American as apple pie...

There might come a time tho when kittie doesn't need to be around at feeding time but cats and rat-coons do seem to have a good sense of mutual respect...

B~