| Proposal for FIFE standard for the Norwegian Forest Cat | ||
| General | Size large | |
| Head | Shape triangular, where all sides are equally long: with good height when seen in profile forehead slightly rounded: with long, straight profile without break in line (no stop). | |
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Chin |
firm | |
| Ears | Shape: large, with good width at the base, pointed tips: with lynx-like tufts and long hair out of the ears Placement high and open, so that the outer lines of the ears follow the lines of the head down to the chin | |
| Eyes | Shape: large and oval, well opened, set slightly oblique. Expression: alert expression. Colour: all colours permitted, regardless of coat colour. | |
| Body | Structure long, strongly built: solid bone structure | |
| Legs | strong, high on legs, the hind legs higher than the front legs | |
| Paws | large, round, in proportion to the legs | |
| Tail | long and bushy, should reach at least to the shoulder blades, but preferably to the neck | |
| Coat | Structure semi long. The woolly undercoat in covered by a water repellant uppercoat which consists of long, coarse and glossy guardhairs covering the back and the sides. A fully coated cat has a shirtfront, a full frill and knickerbockers. | |
| Colour | all colours are permitted, including all colours with white: exept pointed patterns and choclate, lilac, cinnamon and fawn. Any amount of white is allowed, i.c. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on paws etc. | |
| Faults General | * too small and finely built cats | |
| Head |
* round or square head * profile with a break (stop) |
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| Ears |
* small ears * set too widely apart * set too close together |
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| Legs |
* short legs * thin legs |
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| Tail | * short tail | |
| Coat |
*dry coat * knotted with lumps * too silky |
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| Marks | Coat is evaluted only
on texture and quality. Very slow maturing of this breed should be taken into account. Mature males may have broader heads than females. Length of coat and density of undercoat vary with the seasons. Kittens can take up to 6 months of age to develop guard hairs. |
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| Scale of Points | Total 100 | |
| Head | general shape, nose, profile, jaw and teeth, chin | 20 |
| Ears | shape, size and placement | 10 |
| Eyes | shape, expression | 5 |
| Body | shape, size, bone structure, legs, shape of paws | 25 |
| Tail | length and shape | 10 |
| Coat | quality, texture, length | 25 |
| Condition | 5 | |
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