The Norwegian Forest cat is a large, semi-longhaired cats that have large almond-shaped eyes. They have a thick double waterproof coat that comes in white, black and blue, red and cream, amber, and light amber. A typical Norweigan Forest cat is 13 to 22 pounds. Their personality is very mellow and friendly. Also, they love to climb up into high places.
Native to Norway, they descended from the longhairs from Turkey that were brought back by Scandinavian warriors after a battle. The Vikings used these cats as mousers ( to catch mouses).In Norwegian mythology, these cats are known as "Skogkatt", they were beloved by the goddess Freya who used them to pull a chariot
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Common health problems for a Norwegian Forest cat is Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Hip dysplasia, and Glycogen storage disease type IV which causes a lack of essential enzymes required for the metabolism to break down glucose.
What does a Mouser do?