How to recognise a broken ear?

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Hi, anyway, I’d like to know how to tell if an ear is broken because my cat is holding their ear at a weird angle and it looks like it's broken.

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    • P'titefleur
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    You can't really see much... but I think it's just your cat holding its ear like that...

    Is he scratching it? Does he seem to be in pain?

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    That’s news to me @P'titefleur! Before posting, I had a look at my cat’s and they’re so flexible that I did wonder, "Can they actually break?". I wasn't 100% sure myself. :)
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    Sorry, it's a bit dark.
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    Their "normal" ear:

    Their other ear:

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    I'll take a photo.
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    P'titefleur
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    Show us a photo... Some cats naturally have folded ears, it's just part of the breed... A cat's ear can't actually break... besides, they often flip them back themselves when they're grooming.
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    It’d be best to ask your vet.

    Plus, "a weird position" doesn't really give us much to go on. Is it twisted? Bent double? Just hanging limp?

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