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 PERSONALITY ("dogs in disguise")
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- Intelligent beyond belief
- Busy and curious, but NEVER hyperactive
- Exhibit an unusually strong bond with their family
- Excellent companions for children!
- Love to travel in the car
- Will train easily to walk on a harness
- Will train to fetch (many do this without training!)
- Clean, with domestic litter box habits
- Perfect house or apartment pets, being non-destructive to home and furniture
- Extremely quiet with only an occasional chirp or chitter
- Get along well with other animals
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| PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES (the cat with the bobcat look and feel)
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- Facial appearance is especially reminiscent of the bobcat
- woolly short "stand-out" coat, (feels wild to the touch) or a slightly longer
medium length silky seasonal coat
- Color variations: lighter shades of brown spotted tabby with ruffas coloration (a
wild redness)
literally being described as either a light fawn to tan in color, or a
golden, rust red or brown color
- Patterns: random spotting, broken bars and rosettes, muted with heavy ticking
- Short tails ranging from 1 inch to 6 inches on average with some longer
(including full tails) and shorter tails born occasionally
- Muscular rangy body, heavy bone structure and very loose skin, with a
primordial pouch
- Approximately 50% of the kittens are polydactyly (having extra toes), however
all feet are large, having fleshy toes
- Medium to large in size, males are 12 to 22 pounds, females 8 to 12, being
approximately 1/3 smaller
- Pets average From $500.00 to S1500.00 depending upon size, color and
appearance
- Breeders average from $2500.00 to $5000.00, depending upon how closely they
fit the standard and whether they can be shown in the ring, being SBT's
- Acceptable in any city, state, province and country, verified in bloodtests to be
fully domestic, being registered in Category I (established domestic breeds)
- 20+ years in development, being first registered with T.I.C.A. in 1994 by Carol
Ann Brewer in Washington State
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| CARE AND NEEDS (simple)
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- Diet: An excellent quality dry food without preservatives, (canned food for
kittens) and a daily serving of fresh raw poultry meat
- Preferred Vitamins (in the
opinion of Expressive Pixie Cattery): Healthy Powder Mix from Dr. Pitcairn's Complete
Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. Can be mixed into meat mixture or
canned food or sprinkled on dry food.
- Plenty of fresh water served in a metal or ceramic bowl (not plastic)
- Worming (in the
opinion of Expressive Pixie Cattery): Have your vet check stool with first appointment - worming already
done - should not need to be repeated.
- Vaccines (in the
opinion of Expressive Pixie Cattery): Modified live 3 in 1 (Rhino,Calici and Distemper) once at 3
months and again just after 4 months - yearly boosters not needed for
indoor animals. NEVER give Feline Leukemia vaccine or FIP vaccine!!!
- Keep the litter box very clean or they will find someplace else that is
- Scratching Implements (in the
opinion of Expressive Pixie Cattery): Keep a piece of interesting shaped wood in a corner for scratching to absolutely
prevent any damage to the home. Carpeted scratching or sisal rope
post preferred by some
Pixie-Bobs.
- Remember that the Pixie-Bob is a unique and eccentric companion that will
entertain and love the humans it owns..."until death due us part". It is
impossible to explain the depth of affection possible between a Pixie-Bob and its
owner. You have to find out for yourself.
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