https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/17738/cat-s-ears-advice-pleaseHi, I just wanted to get some thoughts on a cat I saw for the first time today. Approx 8y.o. (ex-rescue but been with owner for a few years), FN, DSH. She was seen for her yearly vacc/ghc in the summer and a small growth on forelimb noted and investigationen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/107254?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:17:32 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:45f9877d-76ce-4861-bb64-65a443fc7a86Nicola Cole<p>Many thanks for the replies. I should have taken a photo (would have made explaining it a bit easier!) but I didn&#39;t think to ask you lovely vetsurgeon.org folks until I&#39;d gone home!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/106735?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 03 Feb 2014 11:11:20 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f6a49c82-5444-4930-9864-b895c652e501Julian Earl<p>There is some research somwhere showing that stress and prolonged elevated cortisol can cause this drooping of catilage-supported structures. Cats were described in this article but&nbsp; the real reason I remember this is that captive killer whales develop a floppy dorsal fin which has never been explained or understood but the cortisol-effect of the stress of captivity could explain this observation. Having an interest in cetaceans, this oddity stuck in my brain. Oh yes, your post was about a cat ; sorry I forgot, not a killer whale! Never mind... HTH!&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/raised-eyebrow.gif" alt="Raised eyebrow" />&nbsp; <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Fingerscrossed.png" alt="Fingers crossed" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/106675?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:27:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:34f1a2b0-5624-462b-bded-d8acf2bef515Tim Charlesworth<p>Difficult to know exactly what you mean but if the tips of the ears are curling &quot;down&quot; (as if unsupported) then this can be a sign of cachexia/general debilitation in cats. If the cat has haemangiosarcoma then that could be reason enough if mets etc, Think more &quot;run down&quot; than &quot; had a scare&quot;..<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/106358?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:50:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:53c8a549-b16c-4803-8ea1-8f1fcf7a302eStephen Courtney<p>If it isn&#39;t something like pemphigus or solar keratosis/ early SCC then i would guess the cause is most likely related to a blood supply issue such as vasculitis, and this may well have some relationship to neoplasia elsewhere.</p> <p>just based on general principles. .... photos help but i find photographing cats ears tricky at the best of times. i often use the camera on my phone to monitor the progress of wounds, derm cases and ocular cases. whiole these pictures help me, i&#39;m not sure they would be much use online....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>