What is the difference between DSH and DMH in cats?
We just got our 2 cats vaccinated today and under the short hair female they have "DMH" and with the long haired male they have "DSH". What do these to terms mean?
answer: DSH - domestic short hair
DMH - domestic medium hair
DLH - domestic long hair
HOWEVER, the medium hair is technically a long hair cat even if its not as long as a Persian or Maine Coon. In cat shows you only have long or short hair classes, no medium hair - those cats are considered to be long hair cats.
Cats of no particular breed / unknown ancestry are classified as "domestic" and further broken down by coat length. Domestic Shorthair and Domestic Longhair are the most common terms used. but some people make a 3rd category for Domestic Medium Hair. Genetically they are actually longhairs, but the longhair gene has variable expression.
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vs.
DMH = Domestic Medium Hair
The length of the hair is the difference.
Source(s):
My Cats told me.
Domestic Short Hair vs Domestic Medium Hair DLH would be Domestic Long Hair.
And the tags must have been switched