The stray cat wandering on the street، seemingly unresponsive to everything around، is only due to one sad reason…

“Although she had a terrible flea infestation، she was too young to have proper medication and had to wait until she was a few weeks older،” remembers Stella. “To help her get some relief، I often spent hours sitting with her while she slept، and picked and squeezed the fleas off her body، one by one. Many days، I would not work and would just sit and be with her، to give her comfort and help her rest and recover.”

She also regularly cleaned the discharge from Momo’s eyes and face، and used antibiotic drops to calm her severely irritated and inflamed eyes. Over time، the kitten’s eyes dramatically improved، as did her overall health، and today Momo is doing great، although she remains blind in her right eye.

“We often forget she only has one good eye،” says Stella. “She practices

 her hunting skills every day with her favourite mouse toy، and she carries it around with her everywhere.”

In addition to practicing her hunting skills، which Stella spent hours teaching her when she was younger، Momo loves snuggling with her mom، kneading her blanket، and catching bugs with Stella’s help. She also likes cuddling and wrestling with Kumo، a stray kitten Stella and her partner rescued just a few weeks after they found Momo.

“Momo and Kumo had to be kept in separate parts of the house for months while he recovered and grew، and that was very difficult for poor Momo،” remembers Stella. “She didn’t understand that we couldn’t all be together yet and would have a meltdown whenever I left her to go care for Kumo.”