Meet the woman who takes her jumper-wearing cat to the pub every week

'She's quite a unique cat. I'd like to take her out all the time if I could.'

A rescue shelter cat is now living the high life with her adopted mum, who takes her on adventures to pubs every week.

Heather Barrera, 26, treats her nine-month-old kitten Posie to new trips and experiences – all while dressing the cute cat in cosy jumpers.

Posie joins Heather on coffee dates at their local cafe, enjoys trips to the beach and even spends her time at their local boozer.

And the little feline has become well known around their hometown for sporting knitted jumpers – of which she currently has six.

Heather adopted Posie from a rescue shelter in August 2023 and instantly fell in love with her.

Soon after bringing her home and taking her on her first walk, Heather said Posie showed no sign of fear and was full of adventure.

Heather, a social media manager, from Leith, Edinburgh, said: ‘I’d met around eight kittens before her but I never clicked with them like I did with Posie – she was very confident and allowed me to hold her for a while.

‘She’s got her local now – Malones in Leith – and the bar staff get very excited to see her. She loves to sniff my partner and I’s pints but she tends to stick to the water.

‘She’ll have her Dreamies meal sat in the middle of us.’

Heather said the first time Posie came to the pub, she seemed right at home – and wanted to just ‘sit on the floor or on our lap’.

And the cat is friendly with other animals too: ‘There was a little Chihuahua with her last time and they were very happy together.

‘She’s been into other pubs as well – Lioness of Leith, which is one of my favourites. We’ve also been to the Brass Monkey pub and Roseleaf which is a cafe that she likes a lot.’

Heather and Posie often go for a walk once a week with Posie on her lead, but Heather hopes to take her off the lead as the weather warms up.

If the walk is longer than an hour or so, Heather opts to use Posie’s carrier or sling.

She added: ‘We’d been in Malones for hours once but she was so relaxed and not once did we feel like we had to rush home.

‘We don’t let her wander around the pub that often but people come up and ask questions and take pictures of her when we are there all the time.’

And Posie’s fashion has become a hot topic in Leith, with many locals offering to knit her some jumpers.

But other than her fashion sense, Heather says her favourite thing about Posie is her personality and her affection.

She said: ‘Pretty quickly I felt an overwhelming love for her. I love to have her with me all the time.

‘She’s quite a unique cat. I’d like to take her out all the time if I could.’

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