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Cat Breeds: What breeds of cats are called "coons"?  

It's CFA's second most registered of cat breeds:
the Maine Coon Cat.

Of our natural breeds of cats, the Coon is the "native American longhair".

Coons have an amazing
Lore as well as interesting Origins and History.  

 Click on me for a blow-up! I'm a red classic tabby with white Grand Champion!
The Balinese is a Siamese cat with a longhair, silky, ermine coat.  They require very little grooming than other longhaired cats, because they do not have the thicker, triple-coat of other longhairs like Maine Coons and Persians.  History of the Balinese is the same as that for the Siamese, because they originated as a spontaneous longhaired mutation of the Siamese cat.  It is an ancient, natural breed.

Maiyah is Siamese Cat Breeders with Siamese Kittens in Ontario, Canada near Michigan.  CFA winning Siamese cats and Siamese kittens are shown on their website. 

 A Saimese winner: GC RW Maiyah Miss Billie Holiday The cross-eyed or kinked-tail features of the older, "traditional", round, cats has been bred out of today's modern, CFA show quality animal.  This is now a cat are of unbelievable grace.  Everything about them is length. They have long heads and body lines.  Their bodies are muscular and tubular in shape with long, graceful  legs, neck and tail.  Their eyes are blue.
The Turkish Van is a natural breed, not man-made.  Often referred to as Swimming Cats, the Turkish Van originates from Eastern Turkey, and is associated with the area around Lake Van from which it gets its name. The "red gene" is believed to have originated around 1,500 years ago, somewhere in western Asia.  Traditionally Turkish Vans are auburn/white; also there are black/white and the various tortie and/or tabby combinations.  Dilute colors include blue/white, and cream/white, cream being a dilute form of auburn which is much lighter in color.
Turkish Van information supplied by the:
Classic Turkish Van Cat Association.

Above female is from the Tansdale Cattery" in the UK


Maine Coon Cats by Verismo - Maine Coon Cat pictures