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I Can Haz Follow-Up?
The lady with the cat who bit Santa came forward with vaccination records, so at least kitty is safe (for now) and Santa doesn't have to get shots. Bonus: owner claims cat is "half domestic, half bobcat." Well, if the records are to be believed, there's a vet in Jersey somewhere who bought it. I don't.
My question (primarily for Ellen, but I'll throw it open to the peanut gallery here):
Can Felis cattus breed with Felis rufus and produce offspring?
And if so, will the offspring be sterile (like mules are)?
Posted by: Mark on December 11, 2008 11:26 AMMark - They're actually now considered to be Lynx rufus, but in the Felidae family.
As to your question, it appears that some of the subspecies do.
http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/L/Lynx_rufus_californicus/ This link actually references a study that talks about the interbreeding. Check out the similar species section.
On the plus side, they're both diploid with 38 chromosomes, so it should be possible.
Posted by: ronaprhys on December 11, 2008 12:34 PMConsidering you can take a Serval and mix it with domestic short hair cat and get a Savannah? Anything is possible.
Get your cat vaccinated, get your license and assume if you have a 1-3 generation wild cat,expect things to happen.
Posted by: ellen on December 11, 2008 09:51 PM