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We live in the forest. Our nearest neighbor is 1 mile away. There simply are no other cats out here. Two summers ago we saw a young bobcat at about 1/10 mile from the house. My husband said that at first he thought it was Mitts(our female). That was when it clicked. The resemblances far...

We found a graduate student from a major university. He is doing the genetic testing. They already involved in a long-term study of bobcats, including possible hybrid bobcat/lynx. A BIG part of the reason that bobcat hybrids have not yet been proven by science is that there is no testing...

They are half domestic cat, they are not supposed to look just a bobcat.

They have MANY common traits. Including their coats, their feet, their black-tipped tufted ears, their primordial pouches, and something about their wiskers...but I cannot remember what it's called. Oh and their back legs are longer than their front, so they have a "raised rump" appearance...

Ok. Hair samples and cheek swabs from both of our cats hAve been delivered to the university. The PhD student says that it will likely take 2-4 weeks,assuming that the sample quality is strong enough. This university, and the student, are already in a long-term study of bobcat genetics. Mostly...

In my state, you need only a $25 permit,and renewal every 2 years. That's a big relief.

Good point. I'll dig into it... Thanks

Mitts will be DNA confirmed or ruled out. The testing will begin next week. We are dropping off the samples on Saturday. We're using both hair and cheek swabs. I don't know how long the tests are going to take, but the people from the University are almost as excited as we are, so I expect it...

Thanks for the welcome I have 2 cats(siblings) who are most likely bobcat hybrids. We are having genetic testing performed next week by a nearby university. Hopefully we will know once and for all. They will be DNA confirmed(or ruled out, though I doubt that). I can't find other such cases...

I really have just this one question for right now,but it's a start.... Has anyone ever heard of a case where a bobcat hybrid has actually been proven by genetic testing? I'm very interested to get your thoughts on this. People say it has happened, but I can't find a bit of DNA proof...