United Pet Club

Cat pattern

Van

A white body with colour only on the head and the tail, as in the Turkish Van.

39 Cat breeds list Van. It is in a club standard for 38 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.

Breeds whose standards accept Van

BreedCFAFIFEACFAGCCFWCFCCATICA
American BobtailStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American CurlStandard (“Van Bi-Color”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American ShorthairStandard (“Van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Aphrodite GiantNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“van pattern”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BalineseNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
British LonghairNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
British ShorthairStandard (“van pattern”)Standard (“van”)No rulingStandard (“Van Pattern”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo ruling
Cornish RexStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CymricStandard (“van patterns”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Devon RexStandard (“Van Bi-Color / Van Calico”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoyNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoySkin and scalesNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
European ShorthairNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Exotic ShorthairNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
FoldexNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Van”)No ruling
German RexNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Japanese BobtailNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kurilian BobtailNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“vans”)
LaPermStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LykoiNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Maine CoonStandard (“Vans”)Standard (“van”)No rulingDisqualifying (“van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo ruling
ManxStandard (“van patterns”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
NapoleonNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo ruling
Norwegian Forest CatStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingStandard (“Van Patterned”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo ruling
Oriental BicolorStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingStandard (“Van”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Oriental LonghairStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Oriental ShorthairStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Persian (modern)No rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldSkin and scalesNo rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
RagdollStandard (“Van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Scottish FoldStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Selkirk RexStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Siamese (modern)No rulingStandard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingAlternate (“Van”)No rulingNo ruling
Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety])Standard (“Van Bi-Color”)Standard (“van”)No rulingStandard (“van patterned”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo ruling
SphynxSkin and scalesStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Turkish AngoraStandard (“van patterns”)Standard (“van”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Turkish VanStandard (“Van”)Standard (“van”)No rulingStandard (“van patterning”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“Van pattern”)
SnowshoeNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingAlternate (“van pattern”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
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