The Club for Norwegian Forest Cat lovers in the UK

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The Norwegian Forest Cat Club welcomes you to this website for British NFCs.

 

Norwegian Forest Cat Club Show 2009 Best in Show results up now and also this year we are publishing the Judges' reports so please click on the link for the show page here and enjoy! - Show 2009

 

MISSING CATS

The most recent missing cats can be found on this page but there are other missing cats as well so we have set up a separate page for them. Please click on the missing cats title to visit the page.

This red-and-white five year old male cat was seen being taken into a stranger's car in Northampton.  He has quite distinctive markings so if you see him anywhere please do contact us and we can try to reunite him with his heartbroken owner and her young son.

NFC HISTORY MADE AT SUPREME CAT SHOW 2008

Forestshadow Cajsa made Supreme Kitten at the Supreme Cat Show held in Birmingham on 22/11/08. Never before has a Norwegian Forest Cat kitten earned this high accolade. Huge congratulations go to owner: Jean Mansell and breeder: Darren Handy, who have justly earned their place for all time in the history of our wonderful breed.

 

Now available: the NFCC 2009 Desk Calendar - Limited Edition. Only £3 each including p&p to the UK!

Proceeds go to the NFC Welfare

Please contact Kate Healing for the Calendars below - Tel: 01904 720261 jhardufae@yahoo.co.uk

 

The Norwegian Forest Cat is truly a natural breed and really does originate from Norway. The exact origins of the Forest Cats will never be precisely established, but one thing is certain: NFCs can be found in Norwegian folklore, where it is said that these cats were the family pets of the Vikings. As early as the sixteenth century such cats were described as being large, with long legs, big ruffs and ear tufts. Just like the Forest Cats of today, they had a particular liking for water, with the ability to catch fish in lakes and streams. In some folk tales they are referred to as the "Fairy Cat" - it is easy to imagine them appearing supernatural as they flitted amongst the trees with their long, elegant bodies and flowing, bushy tails.

The Norwegian Forest Cat as we know it today has developed through natural selection, as only the toughest cats with the thickest waterproof coats and other special features would be able to survive in Norway's harsh climate. However, they probably crept in to keep warm by the farmers' hearths when they could, and have always been known to like being around people. Eventually, as the remote areas of Norway became more heavily populated the breed was in danger of dying out, so a special breeding programme began. Since then the breed has gone from strength to strength and is now extremely popular in many countries, particularly Scandinavia.

There are lovely tales of the acquisition and registration of many of the most famous early cats - for example, Timotei, who was rescued from under a tractor in the fields of a Norwegian farm and was so oily and greasy that he had to be thoroughly washed in a certain brand of shampoo. There is little doubt that "real", albeit unregistered Forest Cats still live on farms all over Norway.

The Norwegian Forest Cat Club is affiliated to the GCCF (Governing Council of the Cat Fancy) , which is the largest cat registration body in the UK. There are two other important registering bodies of the cat fancy in Britain: Felis Britannica, affiliated to the Fédération Internationale Féline, and TICA (The International Cat Association). All three have a similar Standard of Points for the Norwegian Forest Cat.

If you would like to become a member of the Norwegian Forest Cat Club then please click on the link below which will take you to a print-out form. Send the form to the membership secretary:

Margaret Lindgren, 61 Kelcbar Close , Tadcaster , N Yorks. LS24 9NY

MEMBERSHIP FORM.

BREEDER LIST APPLICATION FORM.

Visit our merchandise page where you can see NFCC books and other items for sale. Don't forget to check back from time to time to see new products as they become available.

The Norwegian Forest Cat Club has always maintained a healthy interest in not only the welfare of the breed but also individual cats. Please do visit our Welfare page.

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