Turkish Van
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Update 01.01.2011 |
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Body |
The medium sized to large cat has a muscular body with a
medium heavy bone structure.
The neck and chest are massive and solid.
The legs have medium length, the paws are round.
The tail is of medium length and well furnished. |
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Head |
The head has the shape of a blunt triangle of medium length.
The profile is almost straight, the chin firm. |
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Ears |
The ears are large, with a broad base and slightly rounded
tips. They are straight set, rather high and upright on the
skull. |
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Eyes |
The eyes are large, oval and set at a slight slant.
They are light amber, blue or odd eyed. The eye rims are
pink. |
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Coat |
The coat is of medium length and silky without a woolly
undercoat. It is shorter on the neck and the shoulders and
longer at the breeches and on the tail. |
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Colour varieties |
White |
The coat is chalk-white, without any yellow traces. |
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Auburn, cream |
The coat is chalk-white, without any yellow traces.
At the base of the ears there are auburn or cream patches,
which are separated by a white flame. The ears must be white.
The inner side of the ears is a gentle shell-pink.
The tail is auburn or cream. |
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Nose leather |
pink |
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Paw pads |
pink |
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Remarks |
Auburn, cream |
- Small, irregular, coloured patches on the body should
not disqualify a cat, which is otherwise good.
- Tabby markings in the coloured patches should be
tolerated.
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Scale of points |
| Body and tail |
25 points |
| Head and eye shape |
25 points |
| Eye colour |
10 points |
| Ears |
10 points |
| Coat texture and colour |
25 points |
| Condition |
5 points |
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