Guinea cats

[snopes]

Comment: I'm from Western Kentucky. A friend, who is a college educated
woman, claims that cats are breeding with guinea pigs. The alleged
offspring of this mating are called guinea cats. The guinea cats are
being raised as pets by some, and are also rumored to have begun living as
strays.

As cats are feline, and guinea pigs are rodents, I have a hard time
believing that they can cross breed.

[RCIAG]

This inquiry is a fail without an obviously Photoshopped picture of said guinea cat.

[OmmeLise]

Now i totally want a guinea cat. I mean cats are cute, guinea pigs are cute... What's not to like?

OmmeLise

[llewtrah]

Oh dear, the cabbit myth rides again ... except with guinea pigs. The absolutely, definitely cannot crossbreed. I wonder if there is a mutation such as the Munchkin short legs mutation that has cropped up there?

[CSGirl]

Originally Posted by llewtrah

Oh dear, the cabbit myth rides again ... except with guinea pigs. The absolutely, definitely cannot crossbreed. I wonder if there is a mutation such as the Munchkin short legs mutation that has cropped up there?

I think guinea cats would be evn cuter than cabbits. I am surprised it's not circulating with some kinda of picture like that.

[ButterscotchCat]

Originally Posted by CSGirl

I think guinea cats would be evn cuter than cabbits. I am surprised it's not circulating with some kinda of picture like that.

Oh, imagine a cat with the funky little cowlicks that some of the guinea pigs have. That would be awsome.

[RivkahChaya]

Llewtrah, is there a rough-furred mutation in cats? I can see how someone could see that and think Guinea Cat. I'm not even talking about a rough-furred line that has been bred, like Manxes, or those creepy furless cats, but a recessive mutation that pops up once and awhile among domestic shorthairs?

[Eddylizard]

Originally Posted by llewtrah

Oh dear, the cabbit myth rides again ... except with guinea pigs.

Oh heck, for goodness sake. It's not a "Cabbit" it's a "Guipcat"

Surely your animal knowledge which goes far beyond mine allows you to tell the difference.

Seriously though, this makes as much sense as the offspring of a Rhinocerous mating with a Geranium plant. Though I would be interested to see the photoshop mockups for that.

[crocoduck_hunter]

Originally Posted by Eddylizard

Seriously though, this makes as much sense as the offspring of a Rhinocerous mating with a Geranium plant. Though I would be interested to see the photoshop mockups for that.

Feed me!

[llewtrah]

Originally Posted by RivkahChaya

Llewtrah, is there a rough-furred mutation in cats? I can see how someone could see that and think Guinea Cat. I'm not even talking about a rough-furred line that has been bred, like Manxes, or those creepy furless cats, but a recessive mutation that pops up once and awhile among domestic shorthairs?

Although you say you aren't thinking of an existing breed, rex, wirehair etc mutations can all pop up as recessive mutations outside of breedlines. There are various rex mutations still popping up without warning and a longhaired rex (longhaired curly cat) could happen. Nature/evolution is good at producing random surprises.

Actually I'm thinking along the lines of a curly furred Munchkin type. These are being bred (e.g. Skookum). Or a longhaired Persian/Munchkin style such as the Napoleon where the little legs could be almost obscured by the fur. There are some rogue mix-and-match breeders who are producing Munchkin/Rex/Fold/Manx type mixes (with little regard for some of these genes have side-effects) so a short legged, longhaired, wavy-furred, fold-eared, tailless cat is possible.

[llewtrah]

Originally Posted by Eddylizard

Seriously though, this makes as much sense as the offspring of a Rhinocerous mating with a Geranium plant.

Do not mock the rare Botswanan Rhinoranium. Though normally placid and decorative, once you anger it, it may charge and crush not only the flower beds, but the entire neighbourhood.

[Eddylizard]

Aha. Well I've never been to Botswana, I only know one person (DSD's B/F) from there, and the bugger never mentioned them. Maybe I'll make it there one day, in which case I'll take that advice on board.

[Horse Chestnut]

The Mother of a future race.

[RivkahChaya]

Originally Posted by llewtrah

Actually I'm thinking along the lines of a curly furred Munchkin type. These are being bred (e.g. Skookum). Or a longhaired Persian/Munchkin style such as the Napoleon where the little legs could be almost obscured by the fur. There are some rogue mix-and-match breeders who are producing Munchkin/Rex/Fold/Manx type mixes (with little regard for some of these genes have side-effects) so a short legged, longhaired, wavy-furred, fold-eared, tailless cat is possible.

The Dwelf, and the one with its nose above its eyes are just wrong, wrong wrong.

Just because you can breed it doesn't mean you should. Mary Shelley is becoming frighteningly relevant.