Stupid question... are earplugs safe?

[gooeydog]

So, after Goo's glorious trip to the beach, she's ended up with an ear infection (she'd actually just gotten rid of one, but I didn't have anything on hand to clear the water out with when we were done, and I'm sure some had gotten down in there by the time we got home and I wiped them out), which we're clearing up now. Don't want to completely keep her out of it, which is about the only way to keep her from getting water in them since she tries to eat the water. I'm thinking that the best approach would be to just find something to keep the water completely out, and cotton won't work for the amount of water she was taking on, so earplugs seem like the obvious answer. They'd only be used when she was actually in the water (I mentioned this once on an APBT email list that I was on, and got all sorts of replies about how cruel it was since her ear gunk would be trapped in there, and the constant pressure of the plug, etc... they just didn't get that I wasn't planning for them to stay in forever, at most it'd be an hour once or twice a week), and whatever I get will have to be the corded type just to be safe, I'm not sure if those cheap foam ones would keep water out or not?

[JackieMaya]

I would be interested in the answer to this too, as I take my three kids to the lake about once a week or so. Jackie and Maya swim and splash a lot, so it would be great for them. Pooh Bear will put his head underwater sometimes, but he's mostly walking around in there.

[Canis erectus]

Yeah I'd like to know the answere too, just for general purpose knowledge. I would think that it might be difficult to find a pair of plugs to fit a dog's ear properly and effectively, seems like you might have to make your own plugs somehow.

[Guest Anonymous]

If you wanted to try it there is a product called Mack's Pillow Soft Earplugs. It's basically balls of wax. I use it for AJ who just had tubes put into his ears.