Couple Share Studio Flat With A Cougar, BEAST BUDDIES

MEET the brave couple that share their home with a playful twoyearold COUGAR. In 2016, Alexandr Dmitriev and his wife, Mariya, decided to adopt a young cougar called Messi and raise him as a housepet in their small, studio apartment in Penza, Russia. Messi follows a strict grooming routine to ensure he doesnt make too much of a mess around the house he gets washed in the bath, has his nails trimmed, his teeth checked and he receives a special brushdown every day. The big cat eats twice a day with a diet consisting of turkey, beef, a bit of chicken breast and some bones. And with a growing social media following of 250, 000 on Instagram and more than 2 million views on YouTube, Messi has become a local celebrity. To follow Messi s journey, visit: