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
| Breed | CFA | FIFE | ACFA | GCCF | WCF | CCA | TICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bobtail | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Curl | Standard (“Van Bi-Color”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Shorthair | Standard (“Van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite Giant | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“van pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Balinese | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Longhair | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Shorthair | Standard (“van pattern”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | Standard (“Van Pattern”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cornish Rex | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cymric | Standard (“van patterns”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon Rex | Standard (“Van Bi-Color / Van Calico”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Donskoy | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoySkin and scales | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| European Shorthair | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic Shorthair | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Foldex | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Van”) | No ruling |
| German Rex | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Japanese Bobtail | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kurilian Bobtail | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“vans”) |
| LaPerm | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lykoi | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine Coon | Standard (“Vans”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Manx | Standard (“van patterns”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Napoleon | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest Cat | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | Standard (“Van Patterned”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Bicolor | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | Standard (“Van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Longhair | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Shorthair | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern) | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peterbald | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PeterbaldSkin and scales | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragdoll | Standard (“Van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish Fold | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk Rex | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siamese (modern) | No ruling | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternate (“Van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety]) | Standard (“Van Bi-Color”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | Standard (“van patterned”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SphynxSkin and scales | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish Angora | Standard (“van patterns”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish Van | Standard (“Van”) | Standard (“van”) | No ruling | Standard (“van patterning”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Van pattern”) |
| Snowshoe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternate (“van pattern”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |