On average, the Norwegian Forest Cat (NFC) is smaller than the Maine Coon but there are exceptions and this is one of them. Not all MCs are larger than NFCs. This TikTok video illustrates the point. This NFC is very classic in terms of 'type' meaning desired appearance as per the breed standard. Super appearance. Huge Norwegian Forest Cat the size of a large Maine Coon. Image: MikeB from screenshots. Here is the video. For me it is a bit irritating because of the soundtrack. Horrible for me. But the point is made about size. This is a great NFC. A classic in terms of coat: a grey tabby-and-white. It is his size which is untypical for this breed although they are one of the largest domestic cat breeds challenging the supremacy of the Maine Coon sometimes .
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The nice thing about this video is that you get a chance to see a lot of Norwegian Forest cats together and these individuals should comply fairly accurately with the breed standard (as they are show cats) and therefore they should be typical in appearance of this cat breed. Note: I don't like the music. Too grand. This is a cat show not a royal marriage or procession.
I think that's quite important because quite a lot of the time on the internet you will see a cat described as a Norwegian Forest cat but the individual may be a rather poor example of the breed in that they don't comply with the breed standard. I think people need to know what this breed looks like.
Also, on the internet you will get a lot of people mis-describing their cat or they believe that their cat is a Norwegian Forest cat and it may in fact they may be a hybrid. One person commented on this video saying that the cats are being harmed. That's an exaggeration but a lot of people don't like cat shows.
And there is something both nice and unpleasant at the same time about cat shows. Plenty of stunning cats but they are kept in cages with curtains to keep them calm but there's quite a a lot of noise because shows in America take place in large facilities with high ceilings and so the sound reverberates.
There's lots of people in the show hall. Sometimes a cat might escape their cage at which point there's panic as the owner and friends of the owner try to recover the cat. It's a little bit disturbing to see a wonderful looking purebred cat anxiously running around a show hall in a state of confusion.
Organisations like PETA frown upon cat shows. This is because they consider the cats to be used by humans for their entertainment and they say that animal should not be abused or used in any way, shape or form by people. I happen to agree with them although it is a very tough stance to take.
We shouldn't forget the cats and how beautiful they are. This is a very popular breed although not as popular as a similar-looking cat, the Maine Coon. Sometimes people get mixed up between the two. They do look similar. If you want to see the difference look at their muzzle.
I have illustrated this post about Norwegian Forest cat history with some photographs including those of white Norwegian Forest Cats (see below) taken by their guardian/owner. She labels the photographs "Noé et Oracio des Fines Terres". Fine Terres is her breeding cattery. "Noé" is apparently French for "Noah". They are beautiful cats and the photographs are reproduced here under a creative commons license for which I thank her. ULRIC — Huge Norwegian Forest Cat. Photo: Laura Dale BNPS The Norwegian Forest Cat history is long and distinguished. I love this cat for its naturalness and established origins in the cold landscape of Norway. This is a truly natural cat until the cat fancy got involved in the middle of the 20th century. This cat breed is a part of Norway's history and is mentioned in mythological tales. It is said that cats arrived in Norway around AD 1000, over 1000 years ago by way of the Vikings who had trade routes with Byzantium.
He is magnificent especially when outdoors in a forest. The forest backdrop clinches it for me. Such a beautiful cat. The Norwegian Forest Cat (aka NFC - easier to type) look similar to the Maine Coon . Aslan has a ruff (called a 'bib' in the breed CFA breed standard) like a Maine Coon but his ears don't have the classic tufts of hair at the tips (lynx-tipped ears) and the muzzle is more pointed. The square muzzle of the Maine Coon is an identifier for that cat breed. Aslan, a tabby-and-white Norwegian Forest Cat in the right setting - a forest. Photo: Pinterest. The breed standard of the NFC states that the head should be an 'equilateral triangle where all sides are of equal length as measured from the outside of the base of the ear to the point of the chin'. Yes a triangular face. The muzzle should be 'part of the straight line'. You probably know this: the NFC was a standard but beautiful moggy in Norway until breeders thought they'd create a new
The owner of this Norwegian Forest cat (NFC) tells us that it is rare for this individual cat to squeak. Let's just say it's another form of vocalisation of a domestic cat and it is certainly very cute.The NFC comes in a very wide range of coat types under the breed standard. Perhaps the best coat type for this breed is the tabby-and-white because it has a natural look about it. Or a full tabby NFC looks great too. But here we have a black-and-white NFC (tuxedo in fact) and I think she's female. The owner and video maker implies that NFCs are very quiet. And therefore the squeak or any form of vocalisation is rare. I'm not sure she is correct. Correction: she is correct! NFCs are said to be "usually very quiet, so it may be difficult to know when the female is in season". This quote comes from Gloria Stephens in her book "Legacy of the Cat". Perhaps a more interesting aspect of this video is how this sweet cat is provoked into kneading the duvet b
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