Turkish Van - The Cat Which Can Swim

This is a large, well-muscled breed with big, round eyes, which can be gold, blue or mismatched. More recently, some Turkish Vans have been bred with green eyes, however, this is not popular with purists. Another distinguishing feature of the breed is its long, bushy tail but the most distinctive characteristic of the Turkish Van is that they can only have color on their heads and tails, the rest of their bodies being pure white. The colored portions of the Van's body can be auburn, cream, black, blue and tortoiseshell and this is permissible in come associations while others will only permit the showing of cats with auburn and cream markings.

Fortunately for owners and despite the Turkish Van's long haired coat and bushy tail, there is not a lot of grooming required because the coat is very silky and rarely tangles. However, in order to prevent hair balls, which are formed when cats swallow loose hair while they are grooming themselves, it is recommended that you groom your cat once a week.

If you do decide that the Turkish Van is right for you, you should be prepared to wait for a kitten to become available. Although this breed is not rare in its native Turkey, the Van is rarely exported to other countries. The country of Turkey values the Van too much to freely send the breed to other countries.

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