Brat my Bobcat Hybrid Pictures

[luckies4me]

Also, messybeast needs an update. Caracal hybrids have already been done. And by golly are they adorable! I love Caracals. Just got to seem them again in person two weeksends ago. LOVE THEM!

http://caracal-hybrids.spaces.live.com/photos/
http://caracal-hybrids.spaces.live.com/

[Jessika]

Also, messybeast needs an update. Caracal hybrids have already been done. And by golly are they adorable! I love Caracals. Just got to seem them again in person two weeksends ago. LOVE THEM!

http://caracal-hybrids.spaces.live.com/photos/
http://caracal-hybrids.spaces.live.com/

They're beautiful, I will agree, but how can anyone justify charging upwards of $4-$8k for a cat if it isn't only for profit?? Plus she wants to declaw them... It's a shame. I will agree she sounds more reputable than most breeders, though, but I still can't fathom charging $4-$8k for a kitten when an entire litter shouldn't cost you anywhere near that much in vet bills.

[luckies4me]

They're beautiful, I will agree, but how can anyone justify charging upwards of $4-$8k for a cat if it isn't only for profit?? Plus she wants to declaw them... It's a shame. I will agree she sounds more reputable than most breeders, though, but I still can't fathom charging $4-$8k for a kitten when an entire litter shouldn't cost you anywhere near that much in vet bills.

Actually, that's barely anything! These cats are extremely rare, and she has been the first ever to work on this new breed for TICA. They should be selling for at least 10 thousand IMO. It is TICA policy to charge what is deemed appropriate, and this is definitely appropriate in this case. These are very very rare cats, and it will take years to come up with an exceptable "standard". It will take a long time for this breed to become domestic, and will take a lot of work to get there.

As far as declawing, they most definitely should be declawed. Until they are a recognized domestic breed, all babies should be declawed. They will have the personality of a caracal, and not the safest cat to have around. I don't know if you've seen caracals in person, but they are huge, and not as friendly as a serval. They have a habit of being flighty and even a gentle "I'm trying to get away put me down I don't want to be held" can lead to some nasty wounds. They are not a cat for just anyone, hence the price tag.

[IRescue452]

Maybe they shouldn't be bred at all if they are too wild to own safely. Do we really need another breed of cat or another type of exotic pet?

[luckies4me]

I love exotics, and say bring it on!

I've love to see new breeds. Ones without squished faces and ten million health problems.

[Sevaede]

I love exotics, and say bring it on!

I've love to see new breeds. Ones without squished faces and ten million health problems.

I agree. Plus, it would be awful for those breeds just to die out. What a tragedy that would be!

[GekkeGekko]

when people invents new species like all those hybrid-cats and then decides that it's better to not breed them anymore I don't consider that dying out...

When a feline SHOULD be declawed you take away the essence what makes it a feline. A feline needs her claws to hunt and to mark her surroundings. Having claws is what makes it a feline. Sure, the new breeds look fantastic and since I have a large Coonie I know what wilder cats can do with their claws (ough ) but when i only can buy declawed cats then I don't want a cat...

Declawing is pure animal abuse and I'm so glad I live in a country where vets and cat-owners would even think of something like that...