If you ever meet a cat that is extra fluffy and is closer in size to a small-breed dog, this is most likely your first encounter with a Norwegian forest cat. Also called skogkatt (forest cat) in Norwegian, these long-haired beauties have quite a history. Some historians believe that they were brought to Norway by traveling merchants, while others say it was the Vikings themselves who carried them home from their journeys. But whatever their origin story might be, Norwegian forest cats perfectly adapted to their new environment and thrived for centuries.
Interestingly, this breed was not created artificially through human manipulation. After their ancestors were first introduced to the pretty harsh climate of Norway, forest cats started evolving to become the absolute gorgeous animals we know them to be. Today, skogkatts are adept climbers and even like fishing in ponds or other bodies of water, unlike most cat breeds who hate getting wet.
Norse mythology has numerous mentions of fairy cats – giant felines who could climb mountains and pulled the chariot of goddess Freya. It is also very likely that the ancestors of forest cats served as ship cats, taking care of vermin infestations. One could say that life at sea made them real Viking cats.
A modern Norwegian cat mostly prefers to stay at home and nap on a thick carpet or a sofa, though you can see that unmistakable adventurous spirit in their eyes. And although Norwegian forest cat size may suggest otherwise, they are, in fact, very friendly and affectionate animals that get on well both with family members and other pets.
In this article, we have collected Norwegian forest cat pictures so that you can admire their unmatched beauty.
#1 Dylan, 11 Month/Old Norwegian Forest Cat. Our Vet Tech Carried Him Around The Office To See The Rest Of The Staff For Pets And Pictures. He Was Feeling Proud
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#2 My Friend's Norwegian Forest Cat Knows She’s Beautiful
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#3 Meet Odin, A Norwegian Forest Cat!
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#4 Dylan, 2 Year Old Norwegian Forest Cat. King Of The Play Room, Killer Of Cloth Mice
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#5 Pepper, The Norwegian Forest Cat Just Loves Snow
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#6 Fast And Furrious
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#7 My Cat, Fearlessly Scouting The Woods
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#8 Fluff Master Supreme
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#9 Giant Kitty
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#10 When We Rescued Him From The Humane Society. Little Did We Know That Bagheera Was Actually A Majestic Norwegian Forest Cat
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#11 Our Little Norwegian Forest Cat
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#12 A Handful Of Norwegian Forest Kittens
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#13 Meet Freyja My Norwegian Forest Cat
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#14 My Cats Winter Coat Norwegian Forest Cat
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#15 Norwegian Forest Prettiness
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#16 Mille, The Norwegian Forest Cat
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#17 Our Nearly 17 Year Old Norwegian Forest Cat, We Love Him Dearly
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#18 Dylan, 2 Year Old Norwegian Forest Cat
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#19 Meet Astrid, My New 9-Week-Old Norwegian Forest Cat. She's Enjoying The Train Home From K.C. To Chicago
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#20 Freya The Cheeky Norwegian Forest Cat
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#21 My Handsome Norwegian Forest Cat Louie
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#22 He's Working
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#23 The Norwegian Forest Cat
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#24 Our Weegies, Svenson And Bjornson
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#25 Norwegian Forest Cats
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#26 Enzo - The Norwegian Forest Cat
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#27 Norwegian Forest Cat From Chicago
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#28 What Are You Looking At??
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#29 Breeder Said The First Letter Of His Name Had To Be C. Meet Catto!
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#30 In His Element
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#31 Torbjørn - 12 Weeks
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#32 Hi, My Name Is Blitz And I’m A Norwegian Forest Cat
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#33 My Norwegian Forest Cat That Has A Genetic Mutation That Caused Dwarfism. The Most Affectionate, Loving Cat I Have Ever Known
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#34 My Norwegian Forest Cat Nugget
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#35 Me Being The Male Equivalent Of A Crazy Cat Lady I Had To Post My Firstborn Here; Melissa, A 2year, 13lb Norwegian Forest Cat
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#36 I'm A Norwegian Forest Cat. How Do You Do?
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#37 This Is A Norwegian Forest Cat. They Often Get Confused For Being Fat Or Overfeed. But They Are Actually Just Extremely Fluffy Due To The Cold Climate They Come From
#38 Now That's A Big One
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#39 Thor's Mane Is Really Filling In
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#40 My Norwegian Forest Cat, So Much Floof!
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#41 The Eyes On This Norwegian Fluff Ball
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#42 Loki And Freya Love To Cuddle With Each Other
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#43 My Name Is Zelda And I'm Pretty
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#44 Mexican Forrest Cat?
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#45 Norway Forest Cat In Her Natural Environment
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#46 This Is My Cat, Hercules. A Norwegian Forest Cat. Just Look At Him Sleep
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#47 My Norwegian Forest Cat Isn't Fat, He's Floofy
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#48 My Norwegian Forest Cat Is Almost As Wide As He Is Long
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#49 My Norwegian Forest Cat Climbing Trees
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#50 This Gentleman Was A Stray Kitten That Showed Up At My House 3 Years Ago, Mr. Sly Is His Name
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#51 Aslan - Just A Fluffy Boy Living His Best Life
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#52 Norwegian Forest Kittens
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#53 Oh Ya Know, Just Chillin’!
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#54 I Think Loki, Our Norwegian Forest Cat Would Fit In Well Here?
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#55 Yawning To Get Your Attention
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#56 Angel And Azrael
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#57 My Norwegian 3 Years Ago And Now
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#58 When You're Massive
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#59 Tango
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#60 They Saw A Spider In The Bath!
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#61 First Pic Of My Norwegian Forest Crazy-Cat And Nearly Two Years Later
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#62 "They Will Never Get Along!" They Said About My Female Pit Bull And Forest Cat
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#63 He's So Special - Norwegian Forest Cat
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#64 This Is Casper, My Norwegian Forest Cat!
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#65 Snow Days
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#66 Dreaming About Food For Sure
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#67 I’m Tellin Ya, The Bird I Caught Was This Big!
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#68 These Little Monsters Figured Out How To Open The Closet To Get Their Toys On The Top Shelf. Here They Are Acting Innocent When Caught
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#69 Norwegian Forest Cats
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#70 Ready For Some Baking
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#71 Touch Me If You Can
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#72 Best Cat Bed
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#73 My Grandpaw Says Hello!
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#74 Norwegian Fern Cat
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#75 New Kitten Fernando 13 Weeks Old. He Is Very Naughty And Mischievous
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#76 This Is Thor. He Is My Precious Norwegian Forest Cat. We Love Him So Much And I Thought You Could All Benefit From His Cuteness Today!
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#77 My Norwegian Forest Cats Olli (1,5 Y/O M) And Blitz (0,5 Y/O M) Both The Same Parents But Just Different Nest
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#78 Bellamy Blake. My Floofy Baby Boy. He's A Norwegian Forest Cat
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#79 Say Hello To Simba, My Norway Forest Cat
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#80 My Large Norwegian Forest Cat, Kirby
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#81 My Furball Of A Norwegian Forest Cat
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#82 My Absolute Unit Of A Norwegian Forest Cat
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#83 My Thicc Girl
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#84 My One Year Old Girl, Freyja. She's Leash Trained And We Go On Walks Together, If You Want I'll Post More Pictures Of Our Walks!
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#85 She's Relaxing In Her Favourite Spot
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#86 Ragnar, My Playful, Adventurous, Fearless And Loving
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#87 Big Feline Feelings
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#88 My Winter Neck Gaiter Is Getting Thick
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#89 Did Anybody Order A Handsome Dude?
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#90 Maggie Relaxing Outside
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#91 Kleo
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#92 Norwegian Forest Cats Like To Snuggle
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#93 Norwegian Forest Blep
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#94 Meet Jay... The Norwegian Forest Cat
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#95 My New Norwegian Forest Kitten
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#96 This Is Fatty, He's An 11 Year Old Norwegian Forest Cat Who Loves Cuddling!
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#97 Attended A Cat Show This Weekend This Was One Of Our Competitors That Later Became Best In Show. A Beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat Named Cornelis
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#98 Upside Down Norwegian Forest Cat Blep
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#99 My 16 Year Old Norwegian Forest Cat Nikolai
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#100 This Floof Is Leo. A Norwegian Forest Cat Who Loves Chilling On Our Bed With Curledfeetsies
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#101 Norwegian Forest Cat Wearing The Norwegian Colors
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#102 My Norwegian Forest Cat
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#103 Bumped Into This Little Guy On The Street Earlier. His Name Was Baikal, And He Is A Norwegian Forest Cat. He Was Off To The Vet So He Was A Bit Under The Weather
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#104 Liam Lillegrå Catches Leaves And Not Mouses
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#105 Juno The Norwegian Forest Cat Likes The Piano
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#106 Just Discovered That Norwegian Forest Cats Are A Thing And Then It Became Very Clear I’ve Had One For 11 Years. This Is Misha
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#107 Eddy Came Into My Life When He Was About 1 Year Old, So I Never Got To See Him As A Kitten, But I Bet Any Money He Was A Cute
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#108 Kitty Is 6 Today!
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#109 We Got Him From The RSPCA (Animal Shelter In Australia) We Always Wondered Why He Would Never Meow - But Made A Small Chirping Noise
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#110 Sundays Are For Nap Naps
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#111 Just A Ball Of Floof With A Tail
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#112 A Very Chill, Very Floofy Norwegian Forest Cat
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#113 My Norwegian Forest Cat, Chester!
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#114 This Is Noodle, He Is A Norwegian Forest Cat And Is Naturally Massive, He Weighs 22lbs
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#115 I’ve Mentioned My Giant Norwegian Forest Floof Several Times So Here’s The Past Due Cat Tax. Yes, That’s A Large Human Sized Deck Chair. And Yes, He’s As Huggable As He Looks
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#116 This Is Our Cutie. He Is A Norwegian Forest Cat, And He Is The Most Relaxed And Adaptable Cat We Have Ever Had
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#117 Meet Aslan, He’s Only 7 Weeks Old Right Now But I Just Got Off The Phone With The Breeder Who Said We Could Buy Him! So Excited!
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#118 My Norwegian Forest Cat Orion Out In The Sun!
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#119 Our Gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat Freya
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#120 My Norwegian Forest Cat Says Hello... With Her Hind Leg
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#121 This Is Higgins, One Of My Norwegian Forest Cats. Love His Posture In The Picture
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#122 That's My Favorite Position
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#123 Darling Is Expecting Her First Little Kittens Very Soon And She Is Already Very Excited
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#124 My Norwegian Forest Cat
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#125 My Baby Survived Being Blocked Two Times! Finally Fully Back To Normal
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#126 He Brings Me His Bottle Daily For Me To “Keep”
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#127 It’s My Babies First Birthday Today!
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#128 A Good Stretch Followed By A Grunt
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#129 He’s Looking For His Midnight Snack
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#130 Aske Craving Pats In A Cold Winter Morning
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#131 A Very Big, Very Fluffy Norwegian Boy Is 12 This Year
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#132 My Norwegian Forest Cat, Loki And His Mighty Paws
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#133 Big Fluff Ball
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#134 The Floofer Monster Is Sleepy
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#135 My Self-Taught Therapy Cat, Hamish
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#136 My Norwegian Cat Somehow Isn’t Dying In The Florida Heat
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#137 My Mum Finally Got The Cat Of Her Dreams - A Norwegian Forest Cat! Meet Bambi!
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#138 But Meet Phillie The Norwegian Forest Cat
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#139 This Is Sawyer The Norwegian Forest Cat, And Today He Turned 11
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#140 My Long Long Girl 9 Months Old Norwegian Forest Cat
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#141 Socks The Sassy Norwegian Forest Cat
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#142 My Grandma's Cat 'Mokolosh', He Is A Norwegian Forest Cat
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#143 Our Siberian Husky And Norwegian Forest Cat Pretending To Buttface Each Other
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#144 I Have Been Cornered By An Angry Looking Norvegian Forest Cat. What To Do?
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#145 This Is Frøya. My Norwegian Forest Cat
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#146 Norwegian Forest Cat Thinks He's A Snail
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#147 Our Norwegian Forest Cat Mid Flight
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#148 Fluff Ball
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#149 Our Norwegian Forest Cat Always Gets Involved On Game Night
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#150 A Noble Beast And His Peasant
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#151 Soooo Fluffy
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#152 Miss Tilly Toffee Chilling Out
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#153 Her Favorite Spot Over The Winter Months
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#154 Hi Guys! Meet Grandpaw
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#155 Norwegian Forest Cat
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#156 Our Fuzzy Boy
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#157 Penny Showing Off Her Floofy Tail
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#158 A Norwegian Forest Cat I Met During My Travels!
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#159 My Darling Älva. She's A Norwegian Forest Cat And The Light Of My Life
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#160 I Think We Adopted Two Wegies?
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#161 This Is Pusi! Norwegian Girl 6 Years Of Age. Got That Thick Winter Coat Now
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#162 My Norwegian Forest Cat Under The Tree Last Christmas. Enthusiastic As Always
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