I have seen allot of posts on here where folks (like me) have a cat that looks exactly like a Turkish van. The one we have is a mix of course, not a purebred, but is possible that a long haired domestic cat could have some Turkish van in them?
The reason I asked (according to the experts) the Turkish van is a rare breed and only came to the USA in 1982.
The feral cat that came to our house and had kittens (this is where we got our little baby). She had two litters of kittens - 6 of the 8 kittens she had, looked exactly like a Turkish van. She (the momma cat) is a calico but the 6 kittens have all the markings of a van. Our baby looks exactly like a van, sounds like a van, and loves water like a van. She will jump in the bath tub and swim around. She is the smartest cat we have ever had. She has the plume tail and the cashmere coat. Her eyes are amber like a van.
Is possible that the feral mother cat has some of van in her since a majority of her kittens looks like vans?
The reason I asked (according to the experts) the Turkish van is a rare breed and only came to the USA in 1982.
The feral cat that came to our house and had kittens (this is where we got our little baby). She had two litters of kittens - 6 of the 8 kittens she had, looked exactly like a Turkish van. She (the momma cat) is a calico but the 6 kittens have all the markings of a van. Our baby looks exactly like a van, sounds like a van, and loves water like a van. She will jump in the bath tub and swim around. She is the smartest cat we have ever had. She has the plume tail and the cashmere coat. Her eyes are amber like a van.
Is possible that the feral mother cat has some of van in her since a majority of her kittens looks like vans?
Your cat and her littermates are what Turkish Van Breeders call "Vanalikes" The Turkish Van's pattern is common in the domestic population, and it is caused by the gene for white spotting. There are many longhair cats that have the Van pattern that are not Turkish Vans, just like there are many shorthair cats with the pointed pattern that are not Siamese.
