Bobcat in my cat?

[SteveL]

Ive often wondeted if my miss jinx might have had one of our area bobcats as its daddy. We live out rural and she was rescued as a small kitten when her mom abandoned her on our farm. Sweetest cat ive ever had with tons of personality..and a love for her kitty treats. Perfect even tabby markings with the yellowish belly.

 

[Whenallhellbreakslose]

Why don't you do a Feline Ancestry Test to know for sure. Bobcats have mated with domestic house cats, so it could be possible.

 

[Willowy]

Bobcats may mate with domestic cats, but there has never been a DNA-proven bobcat/domestic hybrid. Scientists are pretty sure they are not interfertile.

She looks pretty big, how much does she weigh?

 

[Jcatbird]

Miss Jinx is beautiful! There is anecdotal evidence of interbreeding but no proven evidence. The gold color can come if she had any parent with that color. I have some golden tabby cats too. I also have some extra large kitties that are rescues. I may never truly know the lineage but Beautiful fits and Miss Jinx definitely has that gene. Great photo!

 

[lutece]

She's lovely, and that's such a sweet picture of her

I would describe Jinx as a brown mackerel tabby domestic shorthair. The orange tones on her belly are normal for brown tabby cats.

Do you have more pictures of her? She appears quite powerfully built in this picture. It's possible she may have ancestry somewhere in her family tree from a massive breed such as the British Shorthair or Persian.

We can be pretty sure that she is not a bobcat hybrid. Even though bobcats have been occasionally observed to mate with domestic cats, there is no documented evidence that kittens have ever resulted from such matings. DNA tests of alleged bobcat hybrids have failed to show any bobcat markers. It is believed that the two species are not compatible.

Domestic x Bobcat/Lynx Hybrids

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[basscat]

I would guess all tabby. The presents are still wrapped and tree is still standing

 

[Jcatbird]

I would guess all tabby. The presents are still wrapped and tree is still standing

Please show us a Bob cat picture! Did little Gibbsy climb your tree?

 

[basscat]

Please show us a Bob cat picture! Did little Gibbsy climb your tree?

No bobcat pics right now..... I do have a picture of an Iguana though.

 

[Jcatbird]

No bobcat pics right now..... I do have a picture of an Iguana though.

OMGoodness what a pretty iguana! This is my first time seeing a bobtail iguana species! Amazing! Thank you for educating me! Love the photo!

 

[CatladyJan]

No bobcat pics right now..... I do have a picture of an Iguana though.

I love those ears.

 

[maggiedemi]

I do have a picture of an Iguana though.

Awww, I love him. ((Hugs the gorgeous baby iguana))