White Van Cats

The turkish van is a semi long haired breed of domestic cat which was developed in the united kingdom from a selection of cats obtained from various cities of modern turkey especially southeast turkey.

White van cats. The breed is known for its unique distinctive pattern. Two turkish van cats. This breed has a soft white coat with a colored tail and colored ears. The turkish van is a natural breed from the rugged remote and climatically varied region of the middle east.

The most valued and valuable members of the. 112 the breed is rare and is distinguished by the van pattern named for the breed where the colour is restricted to the head and the tail and the rest of the cat is white. The result is a cat whose body is mostly white with colored markings on the head and tail. White turkish van cat with blue eyes.

Their most notable genetic characteristic is their almond shaped eyes that often are mismatched colours. He is in fact a colored cat with very large patches of white a pattern caused by the piebald white spotting gene. A bicolor cat or piebald cat is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color for example black or tabby there are various patterns of bicolor cat. Turkish van cat swimming.

True to its name it s thought to hail from modern day turkey s eastern lake van region. Pure white cats are fairly rare in the general cat population as they require a gene that hides every other possible coat color and pattern in a cat s genetic makeup. Locals to the van area identify only the all white type as van cats according to a 1991 bbc documentary cats written and presented by roger tabor. Turkish van cat with long silky fur.

White turkish van cat with orange tail. The gene is expressed to a greater degree in van cats which accounts for the large amount of white on the body. These range from turkish van pattern color on the crown of the head and the tail only through to solid color with a throat locket. White turkish van cat with gray eyes.

Turkish van cat with orange tail. These cats can have short or long coats and be a single breed or a mix. Cats with a van pattern carry a piebald gene which is the same gene that causes the white color on cats with tuxedo black with a white belly or bicolor a color plus white patterns. You might think that the turkish van is a white cat with patches of color but genetically you would be wrong.

Turkish van cat with blue eyes. The term van has been adopted by a variety of breeds to describe white cats with colored head and tail markings. Turkish van kitten in pool. Turkish van cat sitting with white background.

A turkish van is a large muscular cat known for its love of water. This is due to. Where there is low to medium grade white spotting limited to the face paws throat and chest of an. Van cats are all white or sometimes mostly white with amber markings around the tail and ears.