The Norwegian Forest cat is adapted to survive Norway's cold weather. History Amber tabby and white adult female in snow Specifically in this breed, complex rearrangements of glycogen branching enzyme (GBE1) can cause a perinatal hypoglycaemic collapse and a late-juvenile-onset neuromuscular degeneration in glycogen storage disease type IV. Kidney and heart diseases have been reported in the breed. It is very good at climbing, partly because of strong claws. It is a large breed with a strong body, similar to the Siberian and Maine Coon cat breeds, with long legs, a bushy tail, and a sturdy body. The breed is very popular in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and France. It was registered as a breed with the European Fédération Internationale Féline in the 1970s, when a cat fancier, Carl-Fredrik Nordane, took notice of the breed and made efforts to register it. 1000 by the Vikings, who may also have brought with them long-haired cats, like those ancestral to the modern Siberian and Turkish Angora.ĭuring World War II, the Norwegian Forest cat was nearly extinct then the Norwegian Forest Cat Club's breeding program increased the cat's number.
The breed's ancestors may have been a landrace of short-haired cats brought to Norway about A.D. This natural breed is adapted to a very cold climate, with a top coat of long, glossy hair and a woolly undercoat for insulation. The Norwegian Forest cat ( Norwegian: Norsk skogskatt and Norsk skaukatt) is a breed of domestic cat originating in Northern Europe.
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