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FIFe Standard for Turkish Van
| Head |
Shape |
Short, blunted triangle
Gently curved forehead, followed by a slight indentaion, leading to medium
long and straight nose. |
| Chin |
Firm |
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| Ears |
Shape |
Medium to large and well furnished, wide at the base,
slightly rounded tips
The ears are preferred to be white outside, inside pale pink |
| Placement |
Set one ear width apart, placed medium high on the skull |
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| Eyes |
Shape |
Large and oval, set slightly oblique |
| Colour |
Blue
Light amber
odd eyed: one eye blue, the other one light amber
Eye lids to be outlined with pink |
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| Neck |
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Strong |
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| Body |
Structure |
Long but sturdy, muscular, medium heavy type |
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| Legs |
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Medium long |
| Paws |
Daintly, round,
well tufted |
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| Tail |
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Medium long;
well furnished, but without undercoat.
A black/blue/auburn/cream/Tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti
patch on the rump extends to cover the whole of the tail, which is
faintly ringed in black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie. |
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| Coat |
Structure |
Semi-long on the body,
fine and silky texture.
No woolly undercoat. |
| Colour |
Chalk white with no trace of yellow.
Patches of black/blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie and
corresponding agouti varietes on the face with a white blaze. |
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Nose
Leather
Paw Pads |
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Pink |
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| Remarks |
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Some cats have small, irregularly placed black/blue/auburn/cream/
tortie/blue tortie and corresponding agouti patches, but this should
not disqualify an otherwise good specimen.
Often the blue/auburn/cream/tortie/blue tortie patches are more
barred than solid. |
Scale of points
| Head |
General shape, nose, jaw and teeth, chin
shape and size of the eyes |
25 |
| Ears |
Shape and placement
Colour |
10 |
| Eye Colour |
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10 |
| Body |
Shape, size, bone structure
Legs and shape of paws
Shape and length of tail |
25 |
| Coat |
Colour
Quality and texture
Length |
25 |
| Condition |
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5 |
| Total |
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100 points |
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Standard
In English
Standard