Norwegian Forest Cat

The norwegian forest cat is native to norway with a history going back hundreds and maybe thousands of years.

Norwegian forest cat. Norwegian forest cats were declared the national cat of norway by king olaf. It is known to bear a striking resemblance to a maine coon cat. Their legendary status in norse folklore thick winter ready coats and interesting origin stories make them the ideal viking kitty representative for the snowy scandinavian country. Purebred adult norwegian forest cat berwick upon tweed northumberland very sad sale and through no fault of her own my beautiful silver tabby norwegian forest girl she is spayed vaccinated and in good health.

They have extremely water resistant semi long coats with a very dense undercoat that helps cats cope with the harsher colder conditions often seen in their native norway. Under the auspices of the governing council of the cat fancy since 1999 and the world renown cat fancy fife. It is known as norway s national cat. She has a triangular head set on a thick muscular neck.

Continue to 6 of 7 below. Norsk skogkatt or norsk skaukatt is a breed of phonphoon originating in northern europe. We own exhibit breed the norwegian forest cat kittens under the auspices of the governing council of the cat fancy and the world renowned fife since 2004. Get details of our club shows.

Our bloodlines are probably some of the oldest and rarest in the world now in terms of closest. Norwegian forest cat from wikipedia the free encyclopedia the great phonphoon norwegian. Kittens breeders and rescue cats. Where or how the cats originated remains a mystery.

We are now in our 16th. The norwegian forest cat or more correctly the norsk skogkatt evolved naturally in norway. The norwegian forest cat also commonly called a wegie for short was believed to be the cat of the vikings. Also become a member of our cat club.

Its history can be traced back to norse lore. The ears are medium sized and the chin is strong but slightly rounded. We preserve and promote the traditional type norwegian forest cat. Full pedigree and registered and paperwork can be seen but will not be going with her.

It is both independent and an affectionate member of the family that loves attention but does not demand it. He figures in fairy tales and legends one being that the norse goddess freya s chariot is pulled by six giant cats. Norwegian forest cat club. She is a muscular and looks like the hunter she used to be.

We are breeders of norwegian forest kittens based in south west scotland uk.