Pixie-bob

Pixie-bob is a pedigreed breed of domestic cat. Originally they were claimed to be related to bobcat hybrids, but DNA testing showed they are genetically fully domestic cats (Felis catus). However, they were selectively bred in the U.S. intended to resemble the North American bobcat (Lynx rufus). They are relatively large-sized polydactyl cats with a short tail, and have a black spotted tabby coat.

==History== In the spring of 1985, Carol Ann Brewer purchased near Mount Baker, U.S., a unique male cat with a spotted tabby coat, a short tail, and polydactyl paws. In January 1986, she rescued another male cat named Keba, which was very large, had a bobbed tail, and was reported to have been sired by a bobcat. While this cat was starving, it still weighed , and was so tall it reached up to Brewer's knees. Shortly after she had acquired this large male, it mated with a next door neighbour's black spotted tabby female cat. In April 1986, a litter was born from this mating. Brewer eventually kept one of the female kittens, named Pixie, and after a year started a breeding program with Pixie as the foundation cat.