Here is Captain One eyed Willie. The only other coloring on him is his black tail. Huge pink paws too. Thoughts?

This is Lily, our 6-month-old cat who was rescued from the street. Every time someone visits, they always ask what breed she is because of her extra fluffy tail. We suspect she has Turkish Van in her. But is it common for the breed to have such tails? What do you think?

I’m not sure if I got really lucky and adopted a Turkish Van or if he’s just a regular DMH… but he was brought to me as a foster and I immediately failed and adopted him. This is Max. He is the sweetest guy with the softest coat, it’s almost like rabbit fur. We love love love him!

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We adopted him when he was maybe 4 or 5 so he had a very long and happy life, but it's still devastating. This sub is really helping me cope.

rescue from a shelter as a kitten, she's the most talkative cat I've ever had, anyone else's TV very chatty?

A woman in a van (Turkish Van in a van) outside a Jewels (Chicago rep) handed me this baby 3 months ago, wet and shaking. He’s blossomed into such a beautiful boy! He’s 4.5 mos, and such a joy to our family!

She can’t be a Turkish Van because her sister is a calico cat, but she’s got the markings and she’s so soft, so I just thought I’d share 🥰

this is coriander aka cori/corn/coors pretty sure he's just a domestic cat with turkish van markings, but he is OBSESSED with water and ice cubes! he has to watch me in the shower or bath and then play in the water when I'm done!

Came to me via my Colombia boyfriend! I love both of them very much. He weighs 16 pounds (Thomas, not my boyfriend) and loves to talk back.

I wanted to share a photo of our bossy boy Tito. Also to say thank you for this group!

My partner and I adopted him back in 2019 when we lived in rural NM and dealing with some rodents. The landlords recommended always having a cat around. So we ended up getting this boy that we've determined must be a Turkish Van. He's a lot of not only the physical match but also behavioral.

He's needy, bossy, social, and so talkative. He's really sweet but has also been a handful and has some random moments of aggression but learning from others and practicing patience has gotten us far.

We had to put down my 15 year old dog at the beginning of the year. He was always side by side with her and I think he's a bit lonely without her. I just left for a trip for the first time since and my partner said he was pretty stressed out.

We're considering getting another dog. At first we thought a cat but neither of us are stoked about multiple cats and also the potential risk of it going bad. We know he can handle living with a dog and might actually do best with one.

I don't know if I'm looking for advice or really just wanted to share as I know this must be a group that's dealt with similar issues.

Sometimes Tito gets stuck in kind of manic loops where he cries a lot and can't snap out of it. It sounds like this happened more when I was traveling and after we had to put down Bella.

PS the dark stuff on his ear is topical Prozac which does seem to help

That’s all, I just love this kitty o’ mine

My boy has been struggling with upper respiratory infections for several months now, and we've yet to find a medication that's been effective. I'm waiting for the vet to call in a new med to the pharmacy, and eating up all the cuddles in the mean time. Once he starts feeling better he's going to return to being an absolute menace!

I've had this dweeb for 5 years now, and I've always been shocked his original owners didn't want him. He was 11 months old found wandering, and once found and his chip scanned, his previous owners refused to take him back. He's a little shit, sure, but in the best way possible. I showed up to adopt my first cat the next day, and he stole my heart.

He's always getting into trouble. He's too smart for his own good, but makes terrible choices. I'm convinced he would die immediately if he needed to fend for himself.

His fur is gossamer and wafts through the air so as to adhere itself to your eye ball. It's impossible to get the hair out.

He loves water, and constantly plays with it, but God forbid I wash his bum after a rough poo.

He talks incessantly and gets mad when I don't understand what he says, and then chases after me with a pathetic whine when I've given up.

He's asthmatic and expensive, and I wouldn't trade him for the world. I've always wondered if he was, at least in part, a Turkish Van. I know for sure he's the weirdest cat I've ever met, and I adore him.

Currently fostering this gorgeous boy, Pierre. I’ve been working on socializing him and was intending on finding him a permanent home once he wasn’t so skittish. Rescue stopped responding to my requests for updated timeline. I will probably just end up keeping him since he fits right in with my 4 resident cats.

it’s white white greenish eyes and white fur white black/brown spots

Hey, y'all. I'm fostering this beautiful, 1-year-old, Turkish Van mix (like, we are 99% sure he is mostly, if not all, TV) for a rescue in Richmond, Virginia. Everyone agrees that Fable is the sweetest, most playful, and most affectionate boy, but we're having a hard time getting him adopted because he's incontinent. He survived FIP as a kitten and is doing wonderfully now, but he cannot feel himself defecating or urinating, so he wears a diaper. In every other respect, he is the ideal pet: he gets along great with other cats, is social with humans and children, and is the lapcattiest lap boy.

Does anyone in this sub know of someone who wants to adopt the #1 perfect man? We'd be willing to drive multiple states away from Virginia if it meant getting him to the right person. Such a person would have to be willing to diaper him a few times a day, pay for diapers, and take care of a sanitary trim every few weeks (either by learning to do it themselves or paying a groomer).

If you know of anyone who might be even a LITTLE interested, please pass on this post. Fable's adoption fee is sponsored, so bringing him home is free!

My 3 month old TV sleeps with his back paws and tail out 🥹🥹 (yes I love watching him on the camera)

august 21st might just be one of the worst days of my life. my boy passed, got his ashes back two days later.
i am still having the hardest time. i know it hasn’t been long, but i am usually pretty unemotional with death and what not. i’ve seen a lot of it in life. but this. after 10 years with him. mostly alone, this. this is the hardest thing.
and i truly had no idea it would feel this way.
i miss you so so sooo so so fucking much, Wayne.