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The offspring of Oncillas and domestics can be healthy, but they appear to be sterile (in many felid hybrids, the females are fertile). I have information and photos of the hybrids here:
http://www.messybeast.com/small-hybrids/nigripes-oncilla-hybrids.htm
Thanks for this Sarah. By the way if you want to write another article for this site please do so and I will make the usual donation. Hope your job is going OK.
I moved to San Isidro de Grecia, Costa Rica, some 3 years ago with my 2 CFA Manx cats. About 10 months ago a small kitten showed up in my carport. At first she resembled a regular brown tabby, then a Mac/Tab and lately, spotted. At first I couldn’t get near her, but with feedings and caution she got tamer. Lately I’ve been wondering what to call her coloring, so I contacted a breeder of Manx about it. She suggested that my cat, Esperanza, could have some wildcat in her. Looked on internet and through my Costa Rican wildlife guides, and found her… an Oncilla. Want to find out if the Oncilla can interbreed with DSH or if Esperanza is actually a tamed wildcat. Help?
Hello Linda. Apparently, the little spotted cat (Oncilla) can interbreed with domestic cats. However the resulting offspring are often stillborn. This wildcat is also very aggressive and a meeting between the wildcat and domestic cat can result in the death of the domestic cat.
As I understand it, the little spotted that has two chromosomes fewer than the domestic cat which results in this mating mismatch. Apparently, newsletters from the Long Island Ocelot club referred to the little spotted cat mating with domestic cats producing hybrids.
As you can see, therefore, it can happen but is highly unusual. If you have a photograph that you can upload to this website of your cat that would help assess whether she is a wildcat hybrid or indeed a wild cat species.
We do get quite a lot of reports of domestic cats that look like wildcat hybrids on this website and although many are simply an expression of the aspirations of the cat’s owner, there is no doubt in my mind that there are genuine examples of crosses between domestic cats and wildcat species in America.
I hope that this helps.
can a cat have bengal nose if hes not a bengal my maincoon kitten 7mo has all symptons and looks exactly like picture and vet and dermantoligist all say i dont know what it is please help can i put anything on it
Hi Ginger. The truth is that not enough is known about this health problem for anyone to say that it might affect other cat breeds including the Maine Coon cat. I am sorry that that is not helpful. I have always believed that the condition is an autoimmune problem. Autoimmune problems can exist in any cat or person so it is possible that it may affect a Maine Coon cat I would doubt that your veterinarian knows much or anything about it.
thank you michael for getting back to me so soon is there anything i can try to help for two months they have givin max drugs nothing is working. Im hoping it will clear up as he gets older. I just worry about his nose closing up and it sounds and looks like bengal nose anyway thank you for any advise you can give. now hes on famciclovir for herpes virus which vet said that virus doesnt affect nose but it worth a try he not sick just dry crusty nose
http://www.reddit.com/r/Awwducational/comments/1xmllp/bengal_house_cats_are_one_of_the_very_few_house/
A poster has appropriated one of your images. You may wish to converse with them directly in the thread.
Thanks PFJ for notifyng me.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26140731
Westminster cat-of-the-year contest ‘hit by vote-rigging’
That’s a good one Sarah. Thanks.
I have been following the actions of Caboodle Ranch since the beginning. At Christmas time I sent a $10 ck that was never cashed. Today a friend of mine received a note with an old photo of Craig asking for money for cat food. She has never sent anything but a Christmas card to him in the past. Something does not seem right here. Do you know what the update is there? I have looked at the facebook page and nothing has been posted since Nov. and only old photos. Is the place running again or is someone at the ranch putting out feelers in hopes of getting a little cash in an envelop for their own pocket. I have looked on the web for any updates and yours was the newest I could find ( a year old). The last I heard he was going to start up a place in another state, according to his facebook page. Since there has been no public articles telling of his progress and plans we are very wary of sending any money.
Hi Mary, you ask an excellent question that demands a full response. I’ll do some digging around and do an updating article in a day or so. Thanks for asking.