VAN PATTERNS:
A cat comprised mostly of white with color allowable as follows:
1. Confined to head and tail. The following markings will rank behind in desirability on an equal level with each other.
Van Pattern: A term used to describe a bicolor coat consisting of a mostly white body with color restricted to the extremities (head, tail, etc.) ...
Van pattern only on glistening chalk-white body with colored markings confined to the head and tail desirable. One or more random markings, up to color on 20% of the entire body, are permissible.
Van Pattern is also called Grade 8 - Grade 9 Piebald. It is the most extreme of the 'Seychelles' patterns, comprising patches on head at base of each ear; tail same colour as patches, ...
VAN PATTERN - Considered to be the most extreme expression of the White Spotting factor. Color is restricted to the head and tail. One or two small body patches of color may be allowed.
Van pattern: Bicolor in which most of the body is white, the color being restricted to the extremities
Variety: strictly, a subdivision of a breed, such as a particular color form. The term is, however, sometimes used interchangably with breed.
The van pattern is best demonstrated on the Turkish Van cat. The Van pattern is caused by the action of the piebald or white spotting gene, ...
The Van pattern is all-white with colored markings restricted primarily to the head and tail.
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The Turkish Van pattern occurs in naturally high numbers in the cat population in the Near East, but is rare elsewhere.
The tortie Turkish Van pattern will appear to be patched due to the presence of the white spotting gene, as in all tortie patterns this is random and immaterial.
The Angora is smaller and more delicate than the Van and does not have the classic 'Van pattern', a term borrowed from the Turkish Van that is used to describe any cat that has a mainly white body and colored head and tail markings.
Van pattern,? a term borrowed from the Turkish Van that is used to describe any cat that has a mainly white body and colored head and tail markings. The color should not take up more than 20 percent of the entire body.
This pattern exists in other breeds and is known as the Van pattern however all Turkish Vans have this pattern with the exception of the solid whites (also known as Van Kedi).
This is called the Van pattern. The other naturally occurring colours are black and white, blue and white or brown tabby and tortoiseshell. Their unique long, soft and silky nonmatting coat requires very little grooming.
The officially recognized Van pattern is white with darker patches on the head and tail. The most usual coloring is chalky white with auburn patches, but examples of the Turkish Van breed can be found in the following colors.
It's a classic, a chalk white cat but with color primarily on the head and tail, sometimes called "van patterned". It is also one of the few long-haired breeds that requires little grooming. The Van Cat is a distant cousin to the Turkish Angora.
In Turkey the all-white Van Kedisi has always been the most highly prized, even more so than the more familiar van pattern, with its coloured patches on the head and tail. Sadly, there are not a lot of Van cats remaining.
Most of the earliest imports were white, but are now seen in many colors. The white and Van pattern are the most popular. They are a very active breed and love the water, many like to swim. They have a long body and a silky coat.
It is the maximum expression of the piebald white spotting gene that makes the van pattern.[1] The spotting gene (Leucism) appears in many different species (like the horse and ball python).
lilac-cream. seal tortoiseshell. chocolate tortoiseshell. seal-tortoiseshell lynx. chocolate-tortoiseshell lynx. blue-cream lynx and lilac cream lynx. The points may also have van pattern or bi-color pattern.
van or van pattern: A color pattern which restricts color to the head and the tail, leaving the body and most of the extremities white. Most standards for this pattern allow for no more than two small spots of color on the body.
 See also: Turkish Van, Tortoiseshell, Dilute, Spotting, Bicolor
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