How can I tell if my cat is part Bobcat or Lynx?
The likelihood that your cat has any bobcat/lynx blood in it, is almost none. Wild cat/domestic cat crosses, when they succeed at all, do not produce animals with domestic temperament. Another major problem with wild/domestic cat crosses, never mentioned by people who are tryiing to promote cats claimed to have wild blood in them, is that cats who are genuinely hybrids of wildcat x domestic cat, at least in the early generations after the initial cross, have one unpleasant characteristic of the wild ancestry. If you think the odor of an intact tomcat’s urine smells bad, its nothing compared to the powerful odor of wildcat urine! Wildcat x domestic cat crosses at least in early generations, have much stronger smelling urine than their domestic ancestors, a trait that few people would appreciate in a housepet! This site addresses the topic of wild x domestic cat hybrids very well. It also points out that: The idea of a bobcat hybrid that would combine the looks and best traits of a bobca
