Norwegian Forest Cat

This robust and resistant cat, that can bear the intensest colds, seems to carry about the fierce Vikings' same blood. However, his tranquil character and his temper of big toy, music the characteristics that produced it to be the most popular cats' one still out of his motherland.

Origin: We know with certainty that the cat of the Forest of Norway counts on data documented from the century XVI, but it is recognized that in spite of it he existed from a long time before. A popular belief of his birthplace granted you supernatural powers and guaranteed that a mixture came from cat with lynx. In those conditions, the cat was known because of the name Huldrekatt or cat Troll. But the cat of the forest became a component of the farms from the beginning of its history in rigor of the truth. You receive treatment because, of a rough and robust animal, and great mice's hunter, conditions that were enabled winning those spaces of popularity with great facility. Forwarding us on to the theories about his origin, it is pertinent to highlight the possibility that you proceed of ancient Oriental, probably Turkish cats, that they were taken by the Vikings at the end of the first millennium. In that epoch, the cat of the Forest was the cat that was going with the intrepid explorers and that was taking upon itself to maintain its clean rodents' ships itself. He was the first time this race in 1938 you showed up in an exposition. But recently he was 1977 in the year when the same achieved the FIFe's international recognition. Later, in the year 1979 the first issues to EE.UU would arrive and at a later time to Great Britain. But you should wait to the decade of the 90 to obtain Cat Fancy's recognition. The cats of the Forests of Norway had in their history a very bleak moment that almost leads them to the disappearance. This should between something elses, to it crosses it with vagabond cats of short hair in Norway. But fortunately fans' group woke up to the danger to which the race was exposed and they managed to recover her with sudden effort. Once second Guerra's impasse was surpassed, this group brought through the national race of Norway, the Skogkatt, like there you know it. This the cat of the forest means Skogkatt's name literally. From there on the road of the Forest of Norway toward popularity seems not to find problems and the number of issues keeps itself in its birthplace constantly on the increase not only, but also in a foreign place.

General standard

Size: The Forest of Norway is a cat of big size. One will have in account the slow development of this race.

Head: In the shape of equilateral triangle, with a good height when you see yourself in profile; Front lightly made round; Long pérfil and rectum without discontinuity ( without stop sign ). The adult males, as compared with the females, have the broaddest head and with strong cheeks. Mentón: Firme.

Ears: Big, with a good width in the base; With sharp-pointed extremes; With tufts sharp-eyed type and long hairs that come out of the ears. Located highs and open, in such a manner that the lines outside of the ears continue the line that descends from the head to the chin.

Character: He is a very homemade cat that has a good time being with the people and between another animals. They always keep a great patience and they stand out for his intelligence and curiosity. They are doing very well adapted, as soon as you not hope that I look for the days of heat lying on his skirt, he will certainly prefer to lie down to the cold in some fresh place. Also love to climb up and to look at everything from tall places.

Cares: He is a cat that does not require a lot of brushing, with a time per week you attain to maintain his hair in conditions. He does not recommend to comb the tail granted that the protective external hairs are very easy from starting and delay very much in returning to grow. Only one is advised to soft brushed against the nap to maintain it leafy. In the males, it so happens that in adult age they use to unroll stud animal's tail. This is due to the sebaceous glands of the tail that turn to the same very greasy. In order to avoid problems, he recommends to wash up with dry shampoo or talcum once per week.

Source: Felis Catus Web

 

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