When Lou Myers brings out the lead and harness, Kartika the Bengal cat knows it means fun times ahead.

Kartika is not a regular cat.

The four-year-old Bengal has a social media following and an owner with a taste for adventure.

One of her regular activities — aside from chasing ping-pong balls around the house — is travelling through the outback with secondary school teacher Lou Myers, 34.

“She likes to stick her head out …