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Our cats are active – they play! Kids love their high energy levels. You can even teach a Turkish Van to fetch (at their leisure, of course).

2.

Our cats are clever – you can almost hear them thinking. Violet often tells us exactly what she wants or even orders us around, if we aren’t careful.

3.

Our cats are social – they come to us for petting, cuddling, or scrubbing. They follow us from room to room, especially when one of us has been away for a day or two.

4.

Our cats are interested in water – they play with it or drink directly from a faucet. They even tolerate bathing better than your average cat.

5.

Our cats are healthy – there’s no breed defects to worry about.

6.

Our cats look like cats – they are not so far gone in breeding efforts that they would have lost the likeness to their housecat cousins. Even having said that…

7.

Our cats are quite rare – it’s fun to be different!