Amber Norwegian Forest Cat

It was thought that the amber Norwegian Forest Cat was unique amongst all the cat breeds. I am not sure if that is still the case. In other words the yellow coat color caused by the presence of a recessive gene (which used to be called "X-Colour"), was apparently not seen in other cat breeds. This is a yellow recessive mutation (symbol e).

Scientific work published in August 2009 indicates that the amber coat color in the Norwegian Forest Cat is "caused by a single MC1R allele called e, which has never been documented". I have quoted that verbatim in the interests of accuracy. The work was carried out by M. Peterschmitt et al - see link to scientific journal.

Below I publish two photographs from the Crystalfjord Cattery. I have requested permission to publish one or two of their photographs without a response so do so here while providing a link to their cattery website in exchange. If that is unsatisfactory please contact me here.

Dorian - picture copyright Crystalfjord Cattery

Dorian - picture copyright Crystalfjord Cattery

Crystalfjord are an American cattery located in Waldorf, Maryland, USA. Dorian's full name is: Dorian vom Trollberg. He is a superb, very impressive amber Norwegian Forest cat. Apparently he has a great personality too. Please visit the cattery website and see more of him.

Norwegian Forest Cat Clubs

Here is a list of Norwegian Forest Cat clubs and I have thrown in a Yahoo Group as well. Yahoo Groups are a bit like online clubs.

Norwegian Forest Cat Club - UK based. It was created in 1987 when the first NFC's were imported from Scandinavia. It is affiliated the GCCF, the premier cat association in the UK. They have a nice welfare section (rehoming) and their own cat show. They have a Facebook page as well.

Norwegian Forest Cat Breed Club - Appears to be USA based although the site is unclear. Not a great site, sorry.

The Danish Norwegian Forest Cat Club - In Danish. I'll leave you to translate using Google Translate.

Skogkatt · "Mailing list for Norwegian Forest Cats" is the description. Looks to be reasonably active at date of this post. This is a Yahoo group.

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Just a short note to say that if you would like to share your experiences with a Norwegian Forest Cat or have knowledge that you would like to share, you can use this form:

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Norwegian Forest Cat Gifts

Some NFC gifts for people who love this cat breed.



There are many Norwegian Forest Cat Gifts which proves how popular this cat breed is.