I honestly cant find anything that suggest a Toyger is a bengal mix! It states that several domestic cats were breed to create the stripe look of the Toyger therefore being a pure domestic cat and not a hybrid at all! I dont know if that will help I dont know much about the Toyger but I do know they are not a hybrid and dont have a scale as to what generation the cat would be so that tells me there is no true wild gene! If it were a hybrid it would be on a scale like and F1 Bengal or F1 Savannah! I am really not sure dont take my advice to heart on this I am just putting what I know! I think the best thing would be to contact a breeder and talk to them about it! As far as Bengals being banned in NY I dont think that is true theres a lot of bengal breeders in NY!

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Ok I take that back Bengal and all hybrid cats are banned from New York! I dint know that! It metions bengals, savannahs, serengeti and safari cats are banned because they are bengal crossses! So maybe you need to dig a little deeper or just get a cat that doesnt have any history of Bengal in it! A pixie bob is also a hybrid it is a bob cat mix which is a wild cat so it is classified as a hybrid! Again I really dont know the laws of such cats and where they apply but all the cats you have mentioned are hybrids even the Toyger is classified as a hybrid! It states that you have to obtain a permit to own such animals for a lot of places even in the US but you can't even get permits in NY anymore!

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Doesn't really answer your main question ... if you like Bengals but worry about lineage then why not get a Mau or an Occicat? I know there are differences between the breeds but they have the same overall general appearance. There is also the Australian Mist which is further removed in type but still similar. I also have 2 pixie bobs and if your heart is in something spotty and stripy then I feel the PB won't 'do it' for you, although they are fabulous cats!

Steven

Just out of curiosity, can i ask what you meant about bengals when you said that their temperament doesn't suit you?

I've got another question..... although it sounds wonderful to have a cat here and then move to another country with the cat, why dont you work out what country you want to live in and then once you've moved there and settled in, house, job etc (I dont know your circumstances) get a cat then?
I suppose part of my question is why move a cat to another country and have to put them through the quarantine process. If you know you are definitely moving country why not wait?

I'm also guessing from the orginal post that it isn't a move that would happen any time soon and that the OP is simply trying to ensure that were they to get a cat and then move to a different country in years to come, they could take their cat with them.

Many people these days end up moving abroad either through their job or because there is a particular place that they have always wanted to move to. However it's hard to know when this change could finally take place for a lot of people so you could be talking 5-10 years before actually making a move. I personally wouldn't leave it that long to not get a cat when i don't know when / if it will definitely be possible to move to another country. So i think it is just as responsible to make sure that the possible places you might move to would accept the pet that you want to choose should it be an issue later.

For example, i have never wanted to live in england all my life. I lived in Oz for 8 months and absolutely loved it there and would love to move back if i got the chance. Similarly i am also tempted to try and make the move to America. I therefore consider it in my life plan to move to a different country eventually, however i want to build up my career / experience here before considering moving esleswhere, as does my partner. This is a lifelong plan and may not even come into effect for another 10-15 years, maybe even longer but perhaps if an opportunity arose maybe earlier! So putting off a cat for that future plan wouldn't make sense to me...better to just know that should it happen, your cat can come with you and you can keep them as comfortable as possible during the process