Couple who bought sickly kitten from local zoo now live with 90lb puma

A couple who took in a sickly kitten from a zoo, have found themselves living with a 90lb puma.



Mariya and Alexander Dmitriev fell in love with 'sickly' Messi so much when they saw him at their local zoo that they offered to buy him.



To their surprise, the management said yes.



Nursing the weak puma cub, now two-and-a-half, back to the health, the couple fell in love with the wild cat even more and decided to keep him as a pet.



They have since adapted their hallway into a puma play pen.



The couple have even invested in a special coat and harness for him so they can take him for walks in their hometown of Penza, Russia.