Norwegian Forest Cat
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Update 01.01.2010 |
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Body |
The medium to large sized cat has a solid, elongated body with
a massive bone structure.
The legs are long and muscular, the hind legs are higher
than the front legs, the paws are broad and round, with
tufts between the toes.
The tail is very long (at least as long as the body) and
bushy. |
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Head |
The head has the shape of an equilateral triangle with a long,
straight profile.
The chin is firm. |
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Ears |
The ears are very large with a broad base and high on the head
so that the outer line of the ears runs in a straight line
over the cheeks. They have lynx-tufts and have ear
furnishing. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are large, open and slightly oval.
Eye colour shall be even and corresponds to the coat colour. |
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Coat |
The coat is of medium length. The woolly undercoat is covered
by long, glossy, firm and water repellent hair. The top coat
covers the back, the flanks and the top of the tail
completely. The under side of the body and the back of the
hind legs have only undercoat.
A long frill, a triangular-shaped beard hanging down from
the cheeks and "knickerbockers" on the hind legs complete
the appearance. |
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Colour varieties |
The colours chocolate and cinnamon, as well as their dilution
(lilac and fawn) are not recognized in any combinations (bicolour,
tricolour, tabby). The pointed pattern is also not
recognized.
All other colours and patterns are recognized. Any amount of
white is permitted. The description of colours is listed in
the general list of colours. |
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Faults |
- dry coat, knotted with lumps
- silky coat texture
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Scale of points |
| Body |
25 points |
| Tail |
10 points |
| Head |
20 points |
| Ears |
10 points |
| Eyes |
5 points |
| Coat texture |
20 points |
| Coat colour and
pattern |
5 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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Remarks |
The general assembly of the WCF decided at its meeting in
Milan on August 03, 2002 that cross-breeding with other
breeds in all natural breeds, such as Maine Coon, Norwegian
Forest, Turkish cats and Siberian, needs the permission of
the judges' commission. |
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