I took in a stray & she has a very short tail & small head. I always thought she lost half her tail in an accident, but someone told me she could be part Bobcat.
2006-10-05 05:14:33 · 10 answers · asked by TommyL2000 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Bobcats have rather large heads for their body size their ears are tipped and their tails are natually a heavy bob, most bobcats would kill a cat comming into their territory and while breeding between the 2 is possible its highly unlikely, not only due to territorial and behavioural conceptsbut also the fact that bobcats are very large, nothing smaller than a maincoon would be suitible breeding size.
There are many breeds with naturally bobed tails, but due to your kittie being stray its most likely she lost it in an accident.
Also if she was part bob youd know in her personality...there not exactly known for their frinendlienss and shed act more like a feral cat than a pet!
2006-10-05 05:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Gems 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
House Cat Mixed With Bobcat
2016-11-07 00:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by condom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not possible for her to be part Bobcat. They are not capable of interbreeding with 'regular' cats.
What you have is a bob-TAIL cat. It's not even a specific breed...just a descriptive term. She might have been born that way (there are a few 'breeds' of cats with naturally 'bobbed' tails...but most are mixed. It's a genetic thing) or it could have been an injury. Unless she learns to talk, you'll never know. (And if she does that, please call me up and we'll go on the road and make millions of dollars together.) ;-)
If she were a true Manx, she wouldn't have a tail at all...there will actually be a depression where the base of the tail is (which is why they are a breed prone to rectal prolapse.) <---trivia of the day.
2006-10-05 05:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by A Veterinarian 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was told by a genetic specialist that a mating between a bobcat and a house cat "could" happen, but was very unlikely. House cats have genetic differences that would make any offspring sterile(like a mule), and while possible in a lab(like ligers) would be very unlikely "in the wild". There are a few cat breeds that are/have been claimed to have come from bobcats(Maine Coons, Pixie Bobs) but testing has proven these claims to be bogus. I asked these questions not because I thought I had a mix, but because I had a "pet" Bobcat(longgg story). Trust me, it is NOT something you want to try. I will always have scars!
2006-10-05 06:06:15 · answer #4 · answered by jenn_a 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's really unlikely that the cat is part bobcat. It's probably just mixed with a bob-tailed breed. If the cat is part bobcat, the cat would be very large and probably not suitable for life as a pet.
2006-10-05 05:49:06 · answer #5 · answered by CanineHeroTahoe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are several cat breeds with short tails- Manx, Japaneses bobtails.
Bob cats don't cross breed with domestic cats in nature, and I don't know for certain that they can be crossed in vitro or not-
As a bob cat is a wild animal, you'd expect wild traits, more shy, harder to housebreak, more agressive towards small animals- and bobcats are big with a big head.
It's not unusual for kittens to loose part of their tail in accidents, and if it is when they are very young, the are healed up and look pretty close to perfect when you get them as young adults.
2006-10-05 05:38:06 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Max 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Technically, yes. There is a breed of domestic cat, the pixiebob, that is supposedly the result of crosses between standard house cats and bobcats. Their DNA is close enough to promote interbreeding, but yes, I think most house cats might wind up being dinner rather than a mate.
2016-04-08 07:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Via nature, it is really unlikely as a house cat would not be able to mate with a bob because a bob is really big (doesn't matter who is giving birth - those would be really odd circumstances). Via science, yes it could be done, but her kitten would be twice as big for it's age, and would look very odd (bobs have almost 'bunny like' legs). Her cat might be related to a maine coon, though, which is a cat with big paws and a furry mane like a bobcat.
2016-03-27 05:56:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i found your question while trying to find a picture of the same. I had a problem with a bobcat killing off my tom cats and one of the females had kittens that look alot like the bobcat. two of them survived out of the litter. they have very short stuby tales, larger heads, a short body but taller and a diffrent stance. Also their back legs are more arched.
i think they are part bobcat.
2006-10-06 18:08:26 · answer #9 · answered by the back woods 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
or a manx ( which is more likely as the manx breed natuarally has a stubby tail)
2006-10-05 05:22:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋