A bobcat can fuck you up. They are not that big, maybe twice the size of a house cat. A neighbor of mine was attacked by one. It surprised him knocked him off balance and then shredded his legs. It probably could have killed if it was inclined to do so. Heβs an older man but fairly able.
The difference is when I say shredded I mean like deep gouges into the meat of his calf muscles. He was hospitalized and was laid up for weeks. The claws of a bobcat are significant, like an inch long. I have a large cat who could do some damage but the wounds would be superficial unless he got my eyes.
Im trying to estimate the smallest size cat needed to kill a man. I understand a bobcat couldβve killed him. But could a cat that is slightly smaller do the same? My guess is yes