>>16920466i talked to a breeder and she says the shrunken ear is due to "cauliflower ear" because of an ear infection when he was very young
i think it is this thing
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/hematoma-of-the-ear-in-catshis ear is not actually missing, but it is shriveled and deformed
you can kind of see it in this image where he is sleeping on my lap but i might take a better one later