Anyone seen a bobcat/housecat hybrid?

[Frank]

My neighbor's kid was showing us their cat today. Right away I thought it had to be part bobcat. I held it in my arms and it had these huge paws like nothing I had ever seen, those funny/furry ears and very heavy and muscular. He must have weighed close to 15 pounds. It was a really sweet cat, but it also seemed very distracted outdoors like it wanted to go hunt. I just thought it was cool and wondered if anyone had ever ran across a mix like that before?

[YALE]

It's most likely a Maine Coon. I wouldn't think bobcats and house cats can interbreed.

EDIT: Damn, am I wrong!

[ram57ta]

They CAN breed...its unlikely since a Bobcat would most likely eat a housecat...but its not impossible.

[UserX]

Maybe it was a Savannah? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_(cat)

[UserX]

I hate cats, but Savannahs sound kinda cool. If I lived in the country I would consider owning one.

"Savannahs are commonly compared to dogs in their loyalty, and they will follow their owners around the house like a canine. They can also be trained to walk on a leash, and even fetch"

[JFurst]

cropped ears, it will eat your kids

[JFurst]

also known as the 'pitt cat'

[SS Junk]

They make teethless versions you know...

[svauto-erotic855]

I had a hybrid named Voodoo until August 8th of 2009 when he got into a fight with some coyotes in my front yard. Now I have a box of his ashes on my desk. He was 25 pounds of fighting fury and was one hell of a hunter. The best cat I have ever owned, very friendly, and acted more like a dog then a cat. The only downside to him was that any game of "tickle his tummy" would have me bleeding all over the place in short order. He also LOVED tits. Any gal that I brought home woke up with his head between their titties with his paws right on top of them.

[JC316]

I owned one. Vet confirmed that he was half bobcat. Sweetest cat that ever lived, had to put him down due to squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue.

[f0ur sixer]

Was it one of these? I tried to get one when I lived in Arizona but that was a lot of money I didn't have at the time.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

They CAN breed...its unlikely since a Bobcat would most likely eat a housecat...but its not impossible.

That is what I have heard from my rancher grandad. He says he has seen bobcats eat his cats a time or two.

[Frank]

I owned one. Vet confirmed that he was half bobcat. Sweetest cat that ever lived, had to put him down due to squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue.

Yes, actually that looks just like him. He had long fur and marked just like that.

[Tyron Shulaces]

I owned one. Vet confirmed that he was half bobcat. Sweetest cat that ever lived, had to put him down due to squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue.

riiiight...thats a house cat dude.

[crapstang]

Was it one of these? I tried to get one when I lived in Arizona but that was a lot of money I didn't have at the time.

If I ever get a cat, that's what I'll have