The Pixie-bob is a breed of domestic cat claimed to be the progeny of naturally occurring bobcat hybrids.

However, DNA testing has failed to detect bobcat marker genes,[1] and Pixie-bobs are considered wholly domestic for the purposes of ownership, cat fancy registration, and import and export.

In the spring of 1985, Carol Ann Brewer purchased near Mount Baker, Washington, a unique male cat with a spotted coat, a short tail, and polydactyl paws.

[2] In January 1986, she rescued another male cat named Keba, which was very large, had a bobbed tail, and was reported to have been sired by a bobcat.

Shortly after she had acquired this large male, it mated with a next door neighbor's brown spotted female cat.

[5] At the same time, other breeders in the U.S. were working with distinctly wild looking barn cats and collaborated with Brewer to establish a broad genetic base and to develop the foundation of today's Pixie-bob.

[6] Pixie-bobs are a fully-domesticated, selectively-bred breed of cat (Felis cattus) intended to resemble the North American bobcat (Lynx rufus).

Other personality characteristics include the following:[8] As the breed is frequently outcrossed to "legend cats", Pixie-bobs are genetically diverse and are not prone to problems caused by inbreeding.