EST 1993......


A real norwegian lady from Norway without pedigree background!
Mother nature still had the last word!

She comes from a nature reservation place in Norway!


Champion
Lissie *NO
black tortie tabby mc & white (f 09 23)
Born on 01.05.2016
Free of 50 genetic diseases wich include Pkdef and GSD4
Non carrier of genetic defects like polydactyl etc
HCM, PKD, CIN negative on 05-02-2021 (age 4,5 years)

In 2013 we collected our first real norwegian forestcat boys (Smyril and Dooley) from Norway.
Just like with those boys, we are going to do all DNA tests necesary with this new swang of fresh blood.
Of course not only the health tests, but also the tests to see if they are also purebreed Norwegian Forestcats.
At suitable age they will be tested for Hart and kidney diseases by ultrasoud.

In Norway it is not usual to visit the vet whit your cats when you have a litter.
Unless they breed for the cats show.
The "common" Norwegian, who has a litter (for what ever reason) leaves it all to mother nature.
They don't vaccinate or deworm theire cats. Nor do they visit the vet when a kitten is not feeling well.
Even though we don't understand this, it gives us the guarante for 100% nataural selection!
Only the strongest survive...
And this is what gives us hope that this fresh blood will bring more health to our beloved breed!

Most breeders believe that no real Norwegian Forestcats live in the wild of Norway anymore.
Witch is totally unlogical of course, if you consider the fact the the Norwegian Forestcat is already described in the Northern Mythology! That the Norwegian Forestcat got her pedigree status many hunderd years later (1977), does not mean that they got extinct right afterwards in the nature of Norway!

In the countrary! The Norwegian Forestcat with pedigree hasn't been purebreed right from the start!
There had always been mixed in other (pedigree) breeds to "improve" the type and coat!
The cattery "av Baune" (from the first hour of Norwegian Forestcat breeding) had been closed because it was found out that they had been mixing in persians in secret and on regular bases.
"Housecat X Persian = Norwegian Forestcat" has been a motto for awhile...
Other catteries had been mixing in oriental cats to "improve" the head type even officially. Of course this also happend in secret... Maine Coon were mixed in for a firmer chin etc!
We can agree on the fact that this has not done any good to the breed. Neither in health nor in type, nor in charakter!
The special features of the Norwegian Forestcat - the dubble and water resistant coat and the very special charakter suffered from it. And to think of all the diseaes of the other breeds that came into the once so strong Norwegian Forestcat. Years ago they reached ages of 15 to 21! That is now long gone history due to inbreeding and mixing.
In a facebook group were published test results from DNA test for the Norwegian Forestcat hair gene. One thought that it would say something about the coat quality... Out of prox 30 tetsted pedigree Norwegians only 2 were homozygote for the Norwegian Forestcat hair gene!
This young lady has yet to be tested, but our first Norwegians were homozygote for the Norwegian Forestcat hair gene! Another proof that the real Norwegian Forestcat still roams free in Norway!

Now more about our lovely and special girl Lissie:

Due to cercumstances Lissie came to us together with her first litter.
She and her children did very well on the journey and felt at home with us very quickly!
Her children (three red ladies and one black tabby boy- our Faxe , who stayed with us :)

Faxe

Norsk Perle
red tabby mc white girl

Elva
red tabby mc white girl

Myra
red girl

Lissie has a very sweet and lovely temper. Once she trusts you, she is so very cuddly and playfull.
She loves to get treats :)
Her coat structure is outstanding and her profile is simply perfect.
We are so happy she crossed our path!!!

0,0% Polaris!

Show results

Place
Date
Class
Result
Gouda NL
31-03-2019
CAC
V1
Kalkar DE
05-05-2019
CAC
CAC
Bielefeld DE
01-12-2019
CAC
CAC
Wuppertal DE
08-02-2020
CAC
CAC
Wuppertal DE
09-02-2020
CACIB
CACIB

07-09-2021
Chillen <3 <3 <3

04-06-2021
mischief :)

and still soooooo loving <3

WILD-look

Hand in hand....

Cozy with her son Faxe <3

11-03-2021
Waking up on my lap (as usual) and DEMANDING to get HER food right away

Cat show Wuppertal february 2020
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29-11-2019

14-05-2019

01-05-2019

Almost 3 years

2,5 years
3 months with us now
She feels at home!

2 years
Right after she came to live with us


With her sister

As a baby