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Anonymous
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Theoretically pixie-bobs are part bobcat, but to my knowledge nobody has ever confirmed that with a positive DNA test. It is very common for people to claim that any sort of tawny cat with a stub tail is "part bobcat" but in reality domestic cats with bobcat blood are EXTREMELY rare. In fact, the Pixie-Bob breed standard specifically DISALLOWS breeding with bobcats. If there is any bobcat blood in the pixie-bob then it is a VERY tiny amount, going back many generations, so little and so far back that there is essentially no difference between the DNA of a domestic cat and the pixie bob.
Bengals have some wild blood, from the Asian Leopard cat, but they are still mostly domestic. A pet Bengal is at least FOUR generations removed from an ALC, making them about 1/16 ALC or less.
Anyway, you certainly could tell if a cat was part-bobcat or part-whatever else. However, the genetic testing would have to be done at a specialist lab and it won't be cheap. It's not something your average vet can do.
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