Buyer question
How long does a Norwegian Forest Cat live?
Our Animal Library gives the Norwegian Forest Cat a lifespan of 14–16 years.
Source: the Norwegian Forest Cat page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Norwegian Forest Cat in the Animal Library
The detail
A large, double-coated climber from Scandinavian forests, shaped by hard winters and ship life. It is calm indoors and athletic when it plays, and it needs vertical space and seasonal grooming more than constant attention.
- Origin
- Norway
- Best fit
- Families, homes with height
- Temperament
- Calm, friendly, independent
What to weigh
Expect a heavy spring molt and a cat that wants to be up high. The breed carries a rare but fatal inherited storage disease that one DNA test rules out.