A mother cat and her two kittens started appearing outside the news station where Brandon Lesky works the night shift about a month ago. The mother cat and one of the kittens eventually ceased showing around, but it appeared that they had unintentionally forgotten about the other kitten.
The kitten, later named Momo, was always wandering around alone outside, and many of the employees in the building felt bad for her and started leaving food out for her, including Lesky.
He would occasionally leave wet food out for the adorable little kitten, and while she was always excited to accept the food, she was careful to never get too close to anyone. She was clearly afraid of humans, but was so hungry that she couldn’t turn down any food being offered to her.
After a while, Momo started to take a liking to Lesky and would follow him around when he came outside on his break, but was still cautious about getting too close, and never let him pet her.
Eventually, the human resources division of the business wrote an email to every employee pleading with them to stop feeding the cat. Anyone was invited to try to catch her and take her home, but feeding her was now prohibited since it posed a health risk.
After reading the email, Lesky believed it was fate. He had been considering getting a kitten of his own and had gotten very fond to Momo during the weeks he had been feeding her. He went out and acquired a humane cat trap, with which he successfully captured Momo and brought her home.
At first, Momo was a bit terrified of her new home, as well as her dad and his roommate, and hid under a nightstand and hissed at them. They could tell she really wanted to love her new situation, but her fear was getting in the way, and they knew at that point all they could do was give her time and hope for the best.
Lesky said, “It appears like she wants to like people more than she actually does, but something is holding her back.” “When I acquired her, she didn’t seem beaten, but we think she may have had a negative encounter with a human at some point,” I said.
After a few days, Momo slowly started to warm up to her new home, and while she’s still a little skittish, she’s getting braver and braver every day. Despite her fears, Lesky is so glad he got to know the tiny kitten hanging out by his office, because now he has the most adorable sidekick anyone could ask for.
She’s quite reserved, but once you get her to start purring, she won’t stop, according to Lesky. She embodies what a lazy cat should be. She will play when I bring one of her toys out and scratch at the post I bought her, but otherwise she is dozing off on her blanket underneath one of my room’s end tables.
