Norwegian Forest Cat Black And Grey

Black and grey norwegian forest cat sitting.

Norwegian forest cat black and grey. She has a triangular head set on a thick muscular neck. The norwegian forest cat is adapted to survive norway s cold weather. The ears are medium sized and the chin is strong but slightly rounded. White black blue red cream silver golden red cameo tortoiseshell bluecream brown.

This natural breed is adapted to a very cold climate with top coat of glossy long water shedding hairs and a woolly undercoat for insulation. Whether norwegian forest cats descended from short hairs or long hairs it s widely accepted that these early relatives lived in norway s forests after arriving in scandinavia. Sep 1 2020 norwegian forest cats and kittens. The norwegian forest cat drew some attention in 1938 when it was exhibited at a cat show.

Black and white norwegian forest cat picture. Black norwegian forest cat sitting. Often identified by their brown tabby and white coats norwegian forest cats actually come in most colors from pure white to deepest coal black with every possible coat pattern and color combination in between with the exception of the colorpoint colors as seen in the siamese or persian himalayan such as seal point or chocolate point. Norwegian forest cat tabby silver.

Its ancestors may include black and white shorthair cats brought to norway from great britain some time after 1000 ad by the vikings and longhaired cats brought to norway by crusaders. Black norwegian forest cat face. Black fluffy norwegian forest kitten sitting. Norwegian forest cat black and white smoke.

In 1977 the breed was. The norwegian forest cat club was formed to help preserve the breed. There they bred with feral and farm cats. The following diseases have been seen in the breed.

Unfortunately world war ii interrupted its ascent to fame. The most important features are the type and quality of the coat the scoring system does not specifically award points to the color of the coat. However the norwegian forest cat club continued to work hard to save the breed. Black norwegian forest cat in arms.

Black and white norwegian forest cat. Black and white norwegian forest cat photo. The norwegian forest cat is a large heavily boned heavily coated cat. She is a muscular and looks like the hunter she used to be.

The breed almost went extinct during the war due to crossbreeding. Norwegian forest cats are generally healthy with a long life span of 14 to 16 years. Glycogen storage disease iv a rare heritable condition that affects metabolism of glucose. Black norwegian forest.

Country of origin norway life span 14 to 16 years about the norwegian forest cat is a breed of domestic cat native to northern europe. See more ideas about norwegian forest cat norwegian forest forest cat. And after several generations of breeding they became the large winter ready kitties we know and cuddle today.