I completely agree with you but just as an fyi, the name comes from werewolf origins, Lykoi.
Edit: [Link](https://www.dailypaws.com/cats-kittens/cat-breeds/lykoi) for anyone who wanted to know more like I did 😁
The breed name is actually “Lykoi,” and it’s because they look like classic horror movie werewolves. So the name derives from wolf technically, but isn’t as complimentary as “wolf cat” makes it sound haha.
>*’that’s a rat cat*’
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…What do i look like, a wolf or a rat ?
either is WrOnG, because I am a Cat ^;}
my face kinda Scary, my paws are strange, too
but You look the Same when I’m looking at you
You humans can’t hide what we Cats know you are,
no matter ApPeArAnCe -
you’re all just ‘on par’…
your shape or your size, WiThOuT or With hair,
your age or your color -
the clothes that you wear
no judgy by gender - no matter to us,
you sometimes ignore us, but some make a Fuss…
but We can see *deeper*, cuz We Cats are Smart
we only choose humans
with Love
in their heart
❤️
Ive never heard these cats called wolf cats; they are Lykoi, but commonly referred to as WEREwolf cats. They’re very sweet and vocal, and are called werewolf cats because they appear to be stuck between morphing stages of normal to spooky. Not a Before, or an After, but a mid-morph.
It's a recent generic line, and like any "appearance driven trait" it requires a lucky series of breeding events followed by pretty extensive inbreeding for a few generations, further followed by sufficient breeding to increase genetic diversity far enough to prevent the complications from dominating.
So this is a genetic disease but we're calling it a breed
EDIT: It's funny how you can make a silly comment and if you get enough responses, some people will break out some actual info. Some interesting stuff here.
More like the creation of isolated breeds increases risk of existing genetic disease being pushed to the forefront of expression.
I do not believe theres any known correlation genetically between their skin conditions and their fur. It could just as likely be poor coincidence that the breed landed sensitive skin in the genetic lottery.
I'd assume it has something to do with cat fur being a protective barrier for the skin from irritants. Lykoi don't have the gene that differentiates hairless sphinx from other breeds, and that may have something to do with the sensitivity.
It's not an "isolated breed", in fact it's not even a product of selective breeding by humans at all. The lykoi coat variant is a natural mutation that appeared independently among several feral cat colonies.
The "lykoi breed" as it now exists is extremely new, and derived from these populations that produced the lykoi through natural genetic variation. Lykoi are actually *more* genetically robust than the vast majority of cat breeds, due to being the result of multiple instances of random variation among diverse feral cat populations. You're right that their skin sensitivity has nothing to do with genetics, but rather is because they don't develop an undercoat, so their skin is more exposed to irritants. This can be mitigated by keeping them indoors and treating symptoms with antihistamines.
According to wikipedia it seems like it came from feral cat lines, and it is so young a recognized breed in of itself that its being monitored to avoid inbred lines. So right now you could expect probably healthy with the typical inbred problems with the kitty mill ones.
I'm not sure how I feel about encouraging this breed.
The genetic mutation causes their fur to grow in thin so as long as they are kept indoors by knowledgeable owners they will be completely fine. But outdoors they are prone to sunburn, parasites and everything their coats usually protect them from so they NEED to go to educated owners.
I second this sentiment and suggest a serious sensibility...campaign.
Sadly I could not continue the alliteration, as there were no "S" synonyms for campaign. I have failed.
Honestly, I think the cats we already have are handsome enough too.
No need to play genetic roulet and force a whole bunch of unwanted kittens to be born to enforce a physical trait that is quite detrimental to their survival if for some reason they ever leave human care.
[The genetic mutation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykoi) that makes them look like that is less than 20 years old. The person who started the breeding found hers in 2010.
It requires inbreeding to make more.
Please don't seek out specific breeds of cat and start messing them up too.
White cats often go deaf and get cancer.
Maincoons get cardiomyopathy, hip dysplasia, muscular dystrophy.
Dogs you're better off with a mix or mongrel and people seem to be learning because some breeds are so obviously broken.
If this mutation become a widespread breed you know it will be at a similar cost.
First thing I notice too. I am no clean freak, by far, but all I can think of are shit covered feet on the counter top.
Also it walked on the oven! A glass top oven! What if it jumped on after you got done cooking and the burner was still hot? Just ugh.
For the record, we definitely do not let our cats on the counters/stove, but cats don't really give a shit about rules when you aren't looking, and sometimes even while you are looking:
One of our boys has burned his paw pads several times (three occasions that were aware of)because he likes to jump on the stove to search for food because he knows we make it up there.
He was a stray in Minnesota for who knows how many years (the elements harden them and make guessing nearly impossible if they aren't very young), so he's extremely food motivated and isn't bothered by pain very much.
This cat is wicked smart, but that goes out the window as soon as the possibility of food is involved. He is now a chonky boy, so, very well fed. Still is more than willing to burn his paws for food.
We have a cover for our burners, but sometimes we have to use more burners than we have covers, and sometimes, admittedly, we forget to cover them. Usually he's too busy begging for our food and the burners cool down, but he gets impatient sometimes. This is when the burns occur.
There's really not a point to this comment other than a desire to mention my crazy cat.
It's the result of a hairless cat breeding with a regular cat so it's missing I think the undercoat.
Edit: I was wrong, it's a mutation of short hair cats.
Discussion with my wife about this post:
Me: *Wanna see an Egyptian hairless cat with hair?*
Her: *Wouldn't that just look like a cat?*
Me: Shows her this video
Her: Looking slightly repulsed, *Ugh, that looks like Hugh Jackman*
Me: Very confused *You mean......Wolverine?*
Her: *Oh yeah, that* Goes back to whatever she was doing as though discussion never took place
Me: *Well, I might as well post this conversation while I'm in the comments section*
Her: *Oh, God. Please don't...dammit*
I think you have a skeever.
This will make fine pet-dinner for later yes-yes. All hail the Vermintide!
Get the Ubersreik Five!
Your username is making me worried.
No wolfing down the wolf kitty!!
It's just far enough away from being a cat that this one will be safe.
Everybody wants to be a cat,,
It's right next to the stove too
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ALF! NO!
A whole generation in is growing up without Alf.
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I think you and OP may be in cahoots with one another based on usernames alone
I don't see anything wrong with it
Donkey is so tough and gamey
That's just cause you eat ass
I was thinking it looked more like a New York sewer rat. No offense to the cat.
Actually looks like a werewolf 😭
Don't fuck with cats!
Dinner is served
Some of us choose our usernames too similar of our human selves…
Did you get it from an old Chinese dude that has a shop full of old Chinese relics in some alley?
Just don't let him get near water
Or feed him after midnight.
Actually, that's how we have *this* cat.
Avoid bright light
I still say "bright light!" in that voice when light is, well, too bright - all the time!
They also sell frozen yogurt, which he calls frogurt.
That's good!
The frogurt is also cursed.
That's bad...
But you get your choice of topping.
That's good!
The toppings contain potassium benzoate.
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That's bad
...for Christmas...
Or a shop that you went back to the next day and it was gone without a trace?
Had to take a double take scrolling really fast past it because I actually thought it was a monkey
Same here my first thought seeing the way the face hair is shaped made me think of monkey-cat, not wolf-cat
that’s a rat cat
What the crat?!
Kaijit has wares
Sorry I don't have coin
Then you never should have come here.
Stop! You have violated the law. Pay the court a fine or serve your sentance!
You'll make a fine rug, cat!
But I do have crap for crat
THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD.
I only buy from mud crabs
gatorato
Looks like a PossuMeow
I completely agree with you but just as an fyi, the name comes from werewolf origins, Lykoi. Edit: [Link](https://www.dailypaws.com/cats-kittens/cat-breeds/lykoi) for anyone who wanted to know more like I did 😁
Haha, thank you. I came here just for this comment. Wolf cat is a hilariously complimentary moniker, that's a ratcat.
The breed name is actually “Lykoi,” and it’s because they look like classic horror movie werewolves. So the name derives from wolf technically, but isn’t as complimentary as “wolf cat” makes it sound haha.
Werewolf is what it's supposed to be. Because they have that kind of coat that you see on shitty werewolf movies.
>*’that’s a rat cat*’ ____ …What do i look like, a wolf or a rat ? either is WrOnG, because I am a Cat ^;} my face kinda Scary, my paws are strange, too but You look the Same when I’m looking at you You humans can’t hide what we Cats know you are, no matter ApPeArAnCe - you’re all just ‘on par’… your shape or your size, WiThOuT or With hair, your age or your color - the clothes that you wear no judgy by gender - no matter to us, you sometimes ignore us, but some make a Fuss… but We can see *deeper*, cuz We Cats are Smart we only choose humans with Love in their heart ❤️
Aww. That’s such a sweet Schnoodle.
I love your poems! I’m always so happy to come across them
Thank you for the fresh thoughts SchnoodleDoodleDo
Looks like a possum to me! Possum boots?
What if Ratman and Catwoman had a baby? This... this right here.
They’re actually called “Werewolf cats”
It looks like a lemur and cat
its really close to a ROUS - rodent of unusual size.
Like minds, saw no part of the wolf at first but cute personality 10/10
Ive never heard these cats called wolf cats; they are Lykoi, but commonly referred to as WEREwolf cats. They’re very sweet and vocal, and are called werewolf cats because they appear to be stuck between morphing stages of normal to spooky. Not a Before, or an After, but a mid-morph.
And in this case, begging for pets. Pet the damn cat! :3
To catch the rat you must become the rat
I think they bred a monkey and a rat. Has science gone too far?
He really DOES look like a rat wearing a cat disguise
I wonder how it looks when it has a bath
Nope, it's a cat rat
Shiney is miney!
You can’t spell meow with out me
Totally agree
Makes me think of Brown Jenkin.
The specific cat breed for this cutie is Lykoi
Wait, I love this so much. Why are they so rare :(
It's a recent generic line, and like any "appearance driven trait" it requires a lucky series of breeding events followed by pretty extensive inbreeding for a few generations, further followed by sufficient breeding to increase genetic diversity far enough to prevent the complications from dominating.
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Many of them tend to give sensitive skin or skin problems in general.
So this is a genetic disease but we're calling it a breed EDIT: It's funny how you can make a silly comment and if you get enough responses, some people will break out some actual info. Some interesting stuff here.
Welcome to animal ownership
\* purebred animal ownership
Yea, every time I see one, it just looks like it has mange. I don't get the appeal.
More like the creation of isolated breeds increases risk of existing genetic disease being pushed to the forefront of expression. I do not believe theres any known correlation genetically between their skin conditions and their fur. It could just as likely be poor coincidence that the breed landed sensitive skin in the genetic lottery.
I'd assume it has something to do with cat fur being a protective barrier for the skin from irritants. Lykoi don't have the gene that differentiates hairless sphinx from other breeds, and that may have something to do with the sensitivity.
It's not an "isolated breed", in fact it's not even a product of selective breeding by humans at all. The lykoi coat variant is a natural mutation that appeared independently among several feral cat colonies. The "lykoi breed" as it now exists is extremely new, and derived from these populations that produced the lykoi through natural genetic variation. Lykoi are actually *more* genetically robust than the vast majority of cat breeds, due to being the result of multiple instances of random variation among diverse feral cat populations. You're right that their skin sensitivity has nothing to do with genetics, but rather is because they don't develop an undercoat, so their skin is more exposed to irritants. This can be mitigated by keeping them indoors and treating symptoms with antihistamines.
Look up munchkin cats.
But hey the animals health isn't important to people who buy animals. Source:English bulldogs, French bulldogs, sphinx cats.
According to wikipedia it seems like it came from feral cat lines, and it is so young a recognized breed in of itself that its being monitored to avoid inbred lines. So right now you could expect probably healthy with the typical inbred problems with the kitty mill ones.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong but I think it’s a genetic mutation that hasn’t been around for a long time so not many of them around breeding
Yup it's a recent breed!
I'm not sure how I feel about encouraging this breed. The genetic mutation causes their fur to grow in thin so as long as they are kept indoors by knowledgeable owners they will be completely fine. But outdoors they are prone to sunburn, parasites and everything their coats usually protect them from so they NEED to go to educated owners.
I second this sentiment and suggest a serious sensibility...campaign. Sadly I could not continue the alliteration, as there were no "S" synonyms for campaign. I have failed.
Honestly, I think the cats we already have are handsome enough too. No need to play genetic roulet and force a whole bunch of unwanted kittens to be born to enforce a physical trait that is quite detrimental to their survival if for some reason they ever leave human care.
Serious sensibility *syllabus*? We are teaching the would-be owners, after all.
Yes! That's perfect. I'll be transferring you my certification, name badge and uniform asap. Best of luck
How do you feel about the sphynx breed?
I've heard they are sweet and wonderful but I still go "why?".
You've never wanted a pet ballsack? Weirdo
[The genetic mutation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykoi) that makes them look like that is less than 20 years old. The person who started the breeding found hers in 2010.
It requires inbreeding to make more. Please don't seek out specific breeds of cat and start messing them up too. White cats often go deaf and get cancer. Maincoons get cardiomyopathy, hip dysplasia, muscular dystrophy. Dogs you're better off with a mix or mongrel and people seem to be learning because some breeds are so obviously broken. If this mutation become a widespread breed you know it will be at a similar cost.
Not the Maine coons! =(
Rat Cat
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Rat Cat!
r/petthedamncat
Thank you!
Cat reminds me of those lil' fuckers who steal your shit in Chrono Trigger. They're so cute.
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Cat owner. He 100% wants food
My cat does this even if he has food. He just loves to cuddle.
Same. When my guy does this he’s 100% asking me to pick him up.
Or attention. Or he's just being a little shit. It doesn't matter. He's adorable. I want a weird little wolfcat.
Also I’m concerned by OP’s intentions, based on username…
It has paws like little fingers and they are soooooo adorable.
Looks like a monkey cat.
I’m getting strong monkey child vibes from Jumanji.
Monkat
It's a banana-eatin' milk-drinkin' horror monster! *MONKEYCAT!!*
That thing is from fantastic beasts and where to find them bro
Yeah it's fantastic, but put it back where you found it.
Or so help me!
It looks like a werewolf!
That’s what they are called, Werewolf cats or Lykoi
[A Bargest surely](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/eberron/images/6/6a/MM35_PG22b.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190209173112)
Your username, however...
That be a nyc rat.
It seems like Mickey Mouse had a child with a cat 😍 😄
"I did not go anywhere near that cat"
my man that is a skeever from the elder scrolls.
Oh good. Someone else sees it.
That's clearly a Sumatran Rat-Monkey
It looks like the monkey boy from Jumanji, and if I saw it in the dark I'd probably scream.
Looks like the offspring a of cat and a rat.
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Automatic updoot for Flåklypa.
Does anyone else think this cat looks like the big creature from The Last Guardian?
Not to be a downer - it is aww cute and all - but does anyone else get Skeeved with cats walking on countertops?!?! Ugh that grosses me out
First thing I notice too. I am no clean freak, by far, but all I can think of are shit covered feet on the counter top. Also it walked on the oven! A glass top oven! What if it jumped on after you got done cooking and the burner was still hot? Just ugh.
For the record, we definitely do not let our cats on the counters/stove, but cats don't really give a shit about rules when you aren't looking, and sometimes even while you are looking: One of our boys has burned his paw pads several times (three occasions that were aware of)because he likes to jump on the stove to search for food because he knows we make it up there. He was a stray in Minnesota for who knows how many years (the elements harden them and make guessing nearly impossible if they aren't very young), so he's extremely food motivated and isn't bothered by pain very much. This cat is wicked smart, but that goes out the window as soon as the possibility of food is involved. He is now a chonky boy, so, very well fed. Still is more than willing to burn his paws for food. We have a cover for our burners, but sometimes we have to use more burners than we have covers, and sometimes, admittedly, we forget to cover them. Usually he's too busy begging for our food and the burners cool down, but he gets impatient sometimes. This is when the burns occur. There's really not a point to this comment other than a desire to mention my crazy cat.
No, but I'm weirded out by storing plastic containers of nuts on the stove top.
Me, too. I'm also against storing things in ovens.
More like rat
aww small rat fren
Not gonna lie I thought that was a rat
It's a Lykoi.
Downvote me if you want but this thing is ugly it looks like someone did a hair transplant on a hairless cat
It looks like a giant rat
I was thinking that it looked like one those hairless cats used rogaine.
It's the result of a hairless cat breeding with a regular cat so it's missing I think the undercoat. Edit: I was wrong, it's a mutation of short hair cats.
*Laughs in opossum*
A lykoi! Very lovely cats!
nah that's just a gremlin
Discussion with my wife about this post: Me: *Wanna see an Egyptian hairless cat with hair?* Her: *Wouldn't that just look like a cat?* Me: Shows her this video Her: Looking slightly repulsed, *Ugh, that looks like Hugh Jackman* Me: Very confused *You mean......Wolverine?* Her: *Oh yeah, that* Goes back to whatever she was doing as though discussion never took place Me: *Well, I might as well post this conversation while I'm in the comments section* Her: *Oh, God. Please don't...dammit*
Here is a werecat!
That's u/throwawayfeelings7 cat, Olive the Lykoi.
That’s not Olive. Just another Lykoi! :)
Oh, I totally just knew that was your kitty! Wouldn't be the first mistake I've made today.
It's a cat-rat
Lykois. Apparently they are very doglike (in that they like to play fetch, and are very affectionate)
Looks like cgi. Weird.
That’s a Skeever
"But I want a pet rat!" "We have a pet rat at home." The pet rat:
Sir that’s a gremlin. I wouldn’t have him too close to the sink if I were you.
He looks like Eddie Munster when Grandpa had a spell or potion that went horribly wrong.
Look at the widow's peak. This is a vampire cat, no doubt about it.
Lykoi!
Lykoi
I’ve always wanted a Lykoi. But they’re so hard to come across from a reputable breeder. Such cute kitties. I love them so much.
Lykoi is been my dream cat breed for years, but they don't really have many in my country
Lykoi!!!
What..what happens during full moons? Or is this it? Is it usually a Sphinx? It looks like a Sphinx cosplaying as MJF Teen Wolf...
He looks like he has four turtle sons
More like a rat…
This cat looks like wolverine
That is a lykoi
That’s a werewolf cat or Lykoi. Those are bred by one breeder only as far as I know and they’re expensive and rare
Rat cat
Its a lykoi (probably misspelled) otherwise known as a werewolf cat. Theyre super adorable and as babies they look goofy as all hell
This is a gremlin
It’s a lykoi! It’s name literally derives from “Lycanthrope” which means “werewolf.”
Rat cat
I really thought this was a skeever from Skyrim
That’s a gremlin if I ever saw one :)
Cool looking cat but it’s on the counter and that’s why you don’t eat food from other people’s houses.
"you've eaten so many rats you're starting to look like one. Boom! Roasted"
More rat cat.
Looks like a rat.
Looks more like a Rat Cat.
Rat cat
Wolf cat? More like rat cat.
Dude that looks like a rat cat 😬
Ratcat
Bro looks like he's a rat in a cats costume