Animal Skeletal Remains... Anybody know from what animal?

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My father is working construction in Norway and he found skeletal remains under a house he's working on. I'm really curious to know what animal it could be, if anybody could help. The pictures aren't great, I know.

I'm thinking maybe it's from a Bulldog, Bulldog mix, a raccoon, or something.

Looks a bit like a cat

I also considered that, maybe a Persian because of the skull, but when I was googling I couldn't find a single picture of a cat skeleton/skull that looked like that. Maybe a Persian mix?

How old is the house and where was the skeleton found?
In the olden days cat skeletons were buried under the doorstep to ward of evil (as far as I remember). I can´t find a reference at the moment, maybe later. We did that in Denmark, I guess Norway is the same

On second thought... After studying the picture of the whole skeleton better, I'm almost positive that it's a cat.

I don't know how old the house is. I haven't spoken to my father for quite a while. We aren't even in the same country.
I have him on facebook and he posted this a couple of hours ago asking for help with identifying what animal this could be. It triggered my curiosity.

What size is it? That looks like a very strong lower jaw and very large canines. Really, I'm sure that animal could kill a child. Unless the size dictates otherwise, I'd say it looks like a fighting type dog (Staffordshire bull terrier, for example).

I'm not sure what breed it would be, but it looks like a cat.

If it's a cat I'd say it's a Siamese, Rex or Sphynx breed judging by the profile of the snout and head.

I agree with MoP though, it's got large teeth for a cat.

Looks like a kitty to me, but those canines are aweful large for a feline .
I get several cats crawling under the porches to die. I'm working on cleaning and articulating a skeleton of a cat that has been under the porch before the previous owners of the house lived there. After articulating it, I want to make a powered exoskeleton for it.

It's not a cat.
The jaw is all wrong, and the teeth too large to be a cat.
The neck is too thick and connected to the head at a different angle than a cat's would be.
If you found the skeletons legs, I would put money that they are too short and thick to be those of a cat.

Looks like a cat to me,take it to a vet for a positive identification.I've seen dog skeletons but they were breeds with longer snouts.It could be a dog with a short snout.It does look like it could have torn a chunk out of something with those teeth.

I don't think it's a cat. The teeth are too big, at least for a house cat. Perhaps a wild cat breed that lives in the area? Maybe a large rodent?

A better picture of the skull would be helpful.

The domestic cat skeleton looks like this. they have smaller teeth than the one in your picture
http://cat-chitchat.pictures-of-cats.or ... atomy.html

Besides the domestic cat one species of cat is found in Norway. The European Lynx Lynx lynx
Skull can be seen here http://www.skullsunlimited.com/record_v ... hp?id=4625

Dog skeletons usually have longer snouts, or they can be one of the short nose breeds http://scientificillustration.tumblr.co ... 8440690333

It looks like a grey hound to me.

Chupacabra!

Sylkat