Toybob
{{Infobox Catbreed
| name = Toybob
| image =TOB Velena-Kutc (15818956518) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Seal point Toybob
| altname = Scyth-Toy-Bob, Skif-Thai-Don
| country = Russia
| cfastd = https://cfa.org/toybob/toybob-breed-standard/
| acfastd = http://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/TOYBOB.pdf
}}
The Toybob is a breed cat distinct for its small size and short kinked tail that originated in Russia.{{cite journal | last=Beauvois | first=H. | last2=Dufaure de Citres | first2=C. | last3=Gache | first3=V. | last4=Abitbol | first4=M. | title=Siberian cats help in solving part of the mystery surrounding golden cats | journal=Animal Genetics | publisher=Wiley | volume=52 | issue=4 | date=2021-05-10 | issn=0268-9146 | doi=10.1111/age.13076 | pages=482–491}} It is often considered to be "the smallest breed of cat" due to a spontaneous mutation.
It bears the Siamese colourpoint mutation gene.{{Cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Heidi |last2=Davison |first2=Stephen |last3=Lytle |first3=Katherine M. |last4=Honkanen |first4=Leena |last5=Freyer |first5=Jamie |last6=Mathlin |first6=Julia |last7=Kyöstilä |first7=Kaisa |last8=Inman |first8=Laura |last9=Louviere |first9=Annette |last10=Chodroff Foran |first10=Rebecca |last11=Forman |first11=Oliver P. |last12=Lohi |first12=Hannes |last13=Donner |first13=Jonas |date=2022-06-16 |editor-last=Ricketts |editor-first=Sally Louise |title=Genetic epidemiology of blood type, disease and trait variants, and genome-wide genetic diversity in over 11,000 domestic cats |journal=PLOS Genetics |language=en |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=e1009804 |doi=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009804 |issn=1553-7404 |pmc=9202916 |pmid=35709088 |doi-access=free }}
Recognition
In 2009 the Toybob was placed by The International Cat Association (TICA) the into the "Experimental" category.{{cite web|url=http://www.tica.org/pdf/meetings/summer_2009.pdf|title=2009 Summer Board Meeting|publisher=Tica.org |accessdate=16 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910052644/http://www.tica.org/pdf/meetings/summer_2009.pdf|archive-date=10 September 2016|url-status=dead}} In January 2017 the Toybob was given "Registration" status by TICA, allowing for registration facilities but with no guarantee of further advancement.{{cite web|url=http://www.tica.org/pdf/meetings/winter_2017.pdf|title=2017 Winter Board Meeting |publisher=Tica.org |accessdate=16 July 2017|url-status=}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}
It was recognised by the Cat Fanciers' Association in 2019.