A pet cat had a face-to-face encounter with a wild bobcat through a glass door at its home in Arizona, US.

Emily Cain filmed as her cat Rox peered through the glass to see a wild bobcat staring back at him.

Cain told Newsflare: "Like most cats in Tucson, he’s a strictly indoor cat due to the wildlife here that includes coyotes, snakes, bobcats and mountain lions.

"My neighbourhood is a little outside of town close to the Tucson Mountains, and there is an arroyo, or wash, behind my house, meaning that I have a good chance of seeing animals travel between the arroyo and neighbourhood.

"Any animal that is small enough can get into my fenced backyard or can jump my fence as the bobcat did.

"Now that it’s getting warmer, I’ve also had two diamondback rattlesnake sightings this year.

"I have seen all the wild animals I listed above near my home, except for a mountain lion. I’ve also seen deer, tarantulas, and scorpions."

This footage was filmed on April 6.

House cat sees bobcat through a glass door.

My cat’s name is Rox, who had ringworm when I adopted him six years ago. Like most cats in Tucson, he’s a strictly indoor cat due to the wildlife here, including coyotes, snakes, bobcats, mountain lions, javelinas, animals that carry rabies, and predatory birds like hawks, eagles, and owls. I had to sign a contract when I adopted him that I would not let him outside.

- The bobcat in the video is definitely not a pet, and it’s illegal to feed wildlife in Pima County except for birds and squirrels. It doesn’t have a name and is totally wild.

My neighborhood is a little outside of town close to the Tucson Mountains, and there is an arroyo (or wash) behind my house, meaning that I have a good chance of seeing animals travel between the arroyo and neighborhood, and any animal that is small enough can get into my fenced backyard (or can jump my fence, like the bobcat does).

Now that it’s getting warmer, I’ve also had two Diamondback Rattlesnake sightings this year.

- I have seen all the wild animals I listed above near my home, except for a mountain lion. I’ve also seen deer, tarantulas, and scorpions. I have videos or pictures of most of these animals, and of course - hundreds of pictures of my cat Rox.