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Bengal/Pixie-bob Anonymous
Two weeks old in that picture, but we know it is ours. My fiance has a friend who has some Bengal/Pixie-Bob kittens and has promised us this little girl. Only one in the litter with a stub tail.

Anyone else had experience with this mix? We both have had plenty of experience with cats throughout the years so there are no worries, just curiosity for what the little bugger has in store for us and the other three cats, heh.

Also, anyone have more pictures of Bengal-bobs?
>> Anonymous
One potential problem with bob-tails, which you should be checking for right about now is precisely how bobbed the tail is. Essentially, a bob-tail is missing a portion of its spine, and while for the most part this is just the tail, it is possible for them to be missing too much and for this to affect their health.
>> Anonymous
can't speak about the bob side, but I've got a bengal, they're very energetic cats. I'd recommend you get a second kitten if you don't have any other cats currently. They will keep each other entertained when you can't be there to do it.
>> Anonymous
>>160926

i had a japanese bobtail for a few years (ended up getting hit by a car) but he was a good cat, he had big hind legs, i fiugre because it is nature's counter balance and he could jump to heights i didn't think cats could!
>> Anonymous
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We are moving into a new house on the fifth of October and will probably be picking her up then.

We have three other cats as it is. An eleven year old ragdoll (Cinders), a six year old gray and white tuxedo (Cassie; because her fer is soft as cashmere), and a one year old black and white tuxedo (Arya). All are female and indoor cats. Unfortunately, the oldest two are de-clawed (I'm not a fan, but her parents did it). All are females. Arya's plenty feisty and has really brought out the kitten in Cassie, but she isn't too hot on playing all the time. We figure Arya and the bengal-bob (we are thinking naming her "Daenerys" to continue the Song of Ice and Fire theme we started with Arya) will help each other grow up nicely.

Thanks for the info about the possible spine problem. I'll look into that once we have her.
>> Anonymous
>>160970
Fer. Wow. I'm tired, lol.
>> Anonymous
Aren't Pixie-Bobs supposed to be bobcat-cat hybrids? I don't understand how they claim it's impossible to know if they are or not. Either they have bobcat genes or they don't. Or is genetic sequencing technology still so primitive we can't even tell?
>> Anonymous
So is there anyone with pictures of Bengal/Pixie-bob hybrids out there? We haven't even been able to go over and see them since we have been so busy with the move. Just have that picture to go off of.

Any help?
>> Anonymous
he blends in too well with that carpet, you might want to call the breeder up and make sure they haven't accidently vacuum'd him up
>> Anonymous
>>161001

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.