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Anybody have any information on BOBCAT and domestic cat interactions?
Topic Started: Dec 18 2016, 10:30 PM (679 Views)
ImperialDino
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Does the Bobcat view the domestic cat as prey...or a competitive cousin?

Does anybody have any information on the interactions between Bobcats and Domestic Cats...you may think this is a dumb question, but Bobcats seem to be calm in "close" proximity to cats.

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Edited by ImperialDino, Dec 18 2016, 10:32 PM.
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Finderskeepers
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Considering Bob is a domestic cat I'd say they get along really well.

In all seriousness I do believe the bobcat has a healthy respect of domestic cats from one documentary I saw the domestic cat attack the bobcat and the bobcat ran away. Or that could be highly inaccurate and the bobcat just couldn't be bothered.
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FelinePowah
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I think for the most part bobcats will prey on domestic cats..
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Thalanx
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Here's one domestic cat that certainly didn't enjoy a bobcat's company:



I'm sure that the average encounter between a bobcat and a stray or feral domestic cat would result in a dead or badly wounded domestic cat.

Or maybe they would just ignore each other?
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Ceratodromeus
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one eats the other, i'll let you figure that one out.
http://www.kcra.com/article/wild-bobcat-that-killed-3-house-cats-captured-in-el-dorado-county/6419873

Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage:(bobcats)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-cat-survives-bobcat-attack-outside-california-home/

Generally when its one cat interacting with a smaller cat, the larger one will eat the smaller one; save for outlier cases in which it doesn't go quite as expected
Edited by Ceratodromeus, Dec 19 2016, 08:54 AM.
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