Breed information

The origin story of the Pixiebob began in the Pacific Northwestern United States, where the bobcat also known as red coastal bobcat roams freely. The legend tells that an amorous local bobcat mated with domestic barn and farm cats who gave birth to kittens that had the characteristics of this dual heritage: the look of the bobcat and the character of the domestic cat.  "It was in 1985, near the shores of Puget Sound, that a small Coastal Red Bobcat was seen fighting with a short-tailed polydactlyl barn cat. The owners ran to save their cat from possible harm, and later reaped a harvest of kittens born through suspicious circumstances. A male polydactyl kitten was purchased by Carol Ann Brewer, who was immediately intrigued with the kitten's appearance and behavior. She knew that she possessed a kitten with the blood of another world and so began a search for information to help her understand if such an unusual cat would have any special needs. What Carol Ann discovered was that there was, indeed, documentation by others who also believed that they had a cat with wild heritage. According to what she read, it seemed that what had occurred there, in the Pacific Northwest, was not that unusual." wrote Carol Ann Brewer on her website. Thus began Carol's love affair with the Pixiebob. Read some of Carol Brewers original newsletters here.