Jenny the Blind Cat – who has thousands of followers on social media – met Santa Paws this week at an event held at her local pub.
The Drovers Rest in Monkhill, near Carlisle, held the special evening to raise money for Guide Dogs UK and Jenny, an adventurous soul, did not want to miss out.
She was the sole feline among the 28 dogs queueing to meet Santa Paws, but Jenny took it in her stride, said owner Lucy Stephenson.
Jenny is a five-year-old former street cat from Cyprus who has been adventuring in Cumbria for the past year.
Lucy, of Kirkbampton, fell in love with Jenny after spotting her up on World Animal Friends, an international pet rehoming charity, when she was just a few months old in 2018.
Jenny was taken in by a rescue shelter after she developed a severe eye infection in both of her eyes causing damage that meant she required surgery to remove them.
The surgery was a success – but her disability meant she needed a new home and family willing to give her extra care.
Despite her blindness Lucy said Jenny had an incredible sense of adventure and can still run, jump, climb, hunt and play.
Lucy added: “We originally lived in a flat in London and had quite big communal gardens so I bought her a harness and lead and from the first moment she went out she was off.
“She wasn’t shy or timid, she accepted the harness and was off exploring and we’ve been going out for walks every day since then.”
