Norwegian Forest Cats Switzerland
Breeder- and Kittenplatform
The Norwegian Forest Cat
Appearance of the Norwegian Forest Cat
The looks:
The Norwegian Forest Cat is a big cat. Males can reach
a weight of up to twelve kilograms, females up to eight. This, however, are
rare exceptions.
Their semi-longhaired coat gets nice and dense
during the cold months. As the breed-specific development is rather slow, a
Norwegian Forest Cat reaches its full size with three to four years of age.
Breed standard of NFO:
General: large
Shape of head: equilateral triangle-shaped head, viewed from the
side the forehead is slightly round, straight profile (i.e. straight from
the brow ridge to the tip of the nose).
Please note that nowadays there are two types of NFO.
The modern standard features a triangular head with two identically long
sides (face is slightly pointed).
The old standard requires the equilateral
triangle-shaped head.
Chin: strong
Shape / placing of ears: again two standards. The old standard has
small ears, while the modern standard requires large ears with a wide basis,
pointed with lynx-type tufts and heavily furnished. Ears are nicely placed
to fit the triangle.
Shape of eyes: Large, almond-shaped, obliquely set.
Expression:
attentive, wild.
Colors of eyes:
all colors allowed, irrespective of color of
coat.
Body:
long, robust body with strong bone structure.
Legs: strong, long limbs, hind legs are longer than forelegs.
Paws:
large, round, firm, in nice proportion to the
legs .
Coat: semi-longhaired, dense undercoat, covered by long, glossy and
smooth water-resistant guard hairs hanging down the sides. The bib consists
of three separate sections: short collar at neck, side mutton chops, and
frontal ruff.
Colors: all colors allowed, including all colors with white.
Note: the rating of the cat concerns
quality and texture of the coat only, not the color or the pattern. Bear in
mind that the development of this bread is comparably slow. Fully developed
males
have a broader head than females. The coat may be
fuller in the winter than in the summer because the dense undercoat has its
full development in winter. The development of the guard hairs in kittens
can take up to six months.
Quelle: Buch Ihr Hobby Norwegische Waldkatzen Kieselbach / Walz