by Darren
(South Padre Island)
Peanut at 4 months and 9 pounds
This cat whose name is Peanut, was found on the bridge between South Padre Island and Port Isabel Texas (see map below added by Michael (Admin)). This "little" fellow is only 6 months old and according to the vet weighs 12 pounds, and is a foot tall already. The vet seems to think that he will reach 20-25 pounds. Peanut has a slightly elongated face, and the vet seems to think that somehow he might be the product of a domestic-wildcat morph or breed.
He is very unique, and also was found just 20-25 miles from an Ocelot refuse at Laguna Atascosa wildlife park. Hmmmmm.... well slight chance. Here is my friend holding him at 4 months, and laying next to him at 6 months. Big boy!!
Maybe someone out there might be able to shed some light on what he could be. Check out the pic.
Darren
Update August 2011..new picture of Peanut. Darren says, "Well he's 2 now and I wanted to update you with some photos. He's now tipping the scales at 21 pounds. 17 and a half inches tall!" (Comment by Michael: is that 17.5 inches to the shoulder? If so it makes him taller than MAGIC which I don't think is the case).
Thank you for your replies! My biggest reason for wanting to know what he is mixed with is because after doing research I found that it is illegal in Texas to have a hybrid cat. I just don’t want to have any issues when it comes to taking him to the vet. Is that not something I will have to worry about? I see you are also in Texas. Thanks again!
Kristin, you won’t have at the vet regarding his pedigree. He is a full domestic cat.
Here is one more picture to give you a better look at his body and tail. He is a sweet boy and we love him. He likes to spend a lot of time outside.
Peanut seems to look a lot like my cat, Tiger. He is 2 years old and a new member of our family. After taking him into our home, the person we got him from told us his father was a bobcat. I do believe he has some kind of wild cat in him by the way he looks, but his tail is not short? Anyone care to give some input?
I’ll write a fuller reply in a while. Thanks for sharing Kristin.
Hi Kristin. Well he does have some wild cat in him! But all domestic cats do. They are barely domesticated compared to dogs. Peanut is a super looking mackerel tabby cat. He is a random bred cat. His father is not a bobcat. I guess you knew that.
Thanks for sharing. He’s a lovely cat.
I think your right . I’ve been trying to figure out the breed of my cat and he looks almost exactly like peanut . I came to the conclusion that he might be a mix breed of Pixie Bob and Bengal. my cat has a sagging stomach and when I searched why it came up that these to breeds have this trait. I hope that helps
Nvm he has the roundness 0.o I just never noticed it until now. The vets all say they think mine is part bob cat cuz it’s so big but looking at ur images and comparing to my cat they look like they could be siblings lol! A Savannah… just wow that never crossed my mind. However it does explain his personality. He jumps over stuff instead of walking around like a tipical cat and likes to lick random mild dogs on the face and is super picky when its food time. He will walk away if it’s not the flavor he wanted then get grumpy from being hungry and start clawing the sofa. xp fun times!