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what breed is he?

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Question
Hi, We adopted Max from the Humane Society. I've been asked my several people "what breed is he?" because, while he looks like a tabby, his markings are flawless and his eyes are huge and almond shaped. The vet said he was a DMH, which suprised me because i thought he was a DSH.
I am attaching pictures of Max.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/rdfaerie/babies5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/rdfaerie/IMG00188.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/rdfaerie/IMG00185.jpg
Thanks for any imput to this question :)
Allisha

Answer
Hi Allisha.  He is a beauty!  His face is a little elongated, but the way his eyes are set and his coat pattern remind me of a silver tabby American Shorthair.  They're certainly not very common, but aside from DSH, that would be my best guess.  

As for the DSH / DMH / DLH issue, it's a matter of personal preference.  A lot of people recognize only domestic short hair and domestic long hair, but some also use domestic medium hair.  I found that DMH confused a lot of people when working with adoptions, etc., so I opted to drop medium hair and call all the cats either DSH's or DLH's.