Edges of cats ears are hard and droopy

Could you please help me, as you can see from the photo my cat, Mooney, ear's are droopy, and the outside edges are hard. He doesn't have ear mites. He is eating and drinking, doesn't have a temperature. He is on Clavamox for an abscess that he had on his tail. Other than that everything seems normal. Thank you for your help.

Hello!  I wonder whether Mooney is related to the Scottish fold cat, a feline carrying a gene that affects the rigidity of the ear-cartiledge, giving them what many could describe as a cute appearance.  They remind me of Dobby, the House elf from Harry Potter.   Unfortunately, Scottish-fold-like cats - although highly sought after - are associated with several long-term (genetic) problems.   We would reccommend talking this over with your vet.

I wish he was a Scottish Fold, but his ears just started dropping a few days ago.

They may have other ideas - please do remember that they can examine the patient much more closely than I can.   I have never seen a Scottish fold cat with a coat like that, but the gene involved in the ears might still be the same.   This begs the question of whether the other problems of Scottish fold cats apply; if your vet thinks that this might be a possibility, they will talk you through the sort of things to look out for.

Ah!   At that rate, I wonder whether this is neurological?  Or whether for some reason the quality of the cartiledge has changed?   Depending how a neuro exam looks, your vet may decide to refer you to a neurologist or speak to a clinical pathologist next?  Please do let us know what they find.