Sugar

Born on 1st July 2005 to Champion Norskmagi Forest Svana and International Champion Iisakki Nicodemus of Trappistini , she was our first born from our first litter. Sugar has captured our hearts with her lovely personality, like Snip she quickly learns tricks, she can give you a paw and walks on a lead.

Sugar had her first litter on 23 September 2006, unfortunately she had problems and we chose to have her neutered, she is now a lady of leisure and in 2007 joined us on a 3 week trip to Norway.

I used to believe that although Sugar is a very pretty cat, her colour wouldn't be practical for her survival in Norway, looking back on these photos I see I was very wrong, she blends into the rocks and snow perfectly.

Our Holiday - We travelled to Norway via Calais, a very long drive, we wanted to take the motorhome and the closest port to Norway that would allow pets through is Rotterdam but that would have meant leaving Sugar overnight on her own in the van, which we weren't too keen on. Using the Shuttle added around 7 hours to our journey.

We passed through Belgium and had an overnight stop in Holland. The following day we drove through Germany and Denmark and encountered our first problems on the Swedish border. The current UK pet passport rules state that an animal must be micro chipped, then rabies vaccine, then 30 days later (this depends on the vaccine used and can be done at 21 days with some) blood tested, provided the blood test is ok the animal is able to travel and re-enter the UK 6 months later. The rules in Sweden differ, the time span between vaccine and blood test is considerably longer, between 120 and 144 days, I believe, provided the test is satisfactory the animal can travel immediately. The Swedish customs were concerned about Sugars pet passport but after much conferring they allowed us through.

We stayed a few nights in Sweden and entered a cat show with Sugar where she won her first International Premier certificate, we were absolutely thrilled.

We then moved on to Norway and had a fantastic holiday, Sugar slipped into her own little routine, we walked her each day, sometimes along fjords. sometimes through forests, we sat and shared picnics with her surrounded by breathtaking scenery. She would sit still for hours watching fish jumping out of the water or drag us through bracken chasing something we couldn't see. She'd sit outside in the sun with us while we had our evening meal and curl up with us at night. She was an absolute joy to have to be with and there is no doubt about it she enjoyed it too.

Our return journey was pretty uneventful, we used lots of short ferry journeys to save driving and stopped off in Denmark and Holland. We stayed in Calais for 2 nights as the pet passport rules are that a registered vet must provide tick and worm treatment 24 to 48 hours before travelling back to the UK, we chose to have this done in Calais feeling that the vets there would be familiar with the UK requirements. Back at the shuttle terminal we were directed to the Pet area where Sugars micro chip and documents were checked. A very unfortunate dog was refused entry as he had been micro chipped prior to the owner purchasing him and there was no record of the date.

My advice if travelling with an animal ,is to do as we did, check the rules of each country with their consulate, it is surprising how they differ and each have specific requirements, often depending on the length of time you will be in the country. We had sugar flea, tick and tapeworm treated before leaving the UK and had a health certificate too.

The Pet Passport rules change constantly and anything I have written is based on my experience at the time, please do check thoroughly before travelling. If you need any help please give us a call or send us an e-mail

Each time Sugar hears car keys now she rushes to the front door ready for her next trip

(Whilst flicking through holiday brochures, the North Cape caught her eye. So that is our goal for 2009, to reach the Northernmost part of Norway with Sugar)

Premier Norsvana Sugar Sparkle	International Champion Iisakki Nicodemus Of Trappistini	International Champion Syrillus d'Abelia	S*Gomorran's Barabaz
			S*Gomorran's Zoe
		Champion Palayali Felis Audax*DK	Topas Felis Audax*DK
			S*FagerskoggenGeisha
	Champion Norskmagi Forest Svana	Grand Champion Xanthus av Jostedalsbreen	Euro Ch Rebell av Jostedalsbreen
			Euro Champion S*Tigressan's Sarina
		Champion Norskmagi Sabine	Champion Amberlight Norbirdoll's Boy
			Champion Norskmagi Elaygance

9 September2007 - Viking Cat Club - 1st = C A P I B and Nominated for Best in Show

16/17 June 2007 - Aristocats (FIFe) - 2 x C A P - Gaining her title as 'Premier'