i wouldnt worry! gregory sometimes eats a little of the stuffing from his stuffed animals and its pretty much the same thing.
just watch his poop to make sure it passes.
i was cleaning his nose fold and dropped the ball, and he ate it up real quick! jerk. i just panicked but i think it'll be fine. i tore it in half so it is real small. i'l probably just have a fun time tomorrow pulling it out of his butt.
I don't think I'd use it to clean my ears if I were you
HRH tries to eat the stuffing out of her dolls so we have some experience assisting the 'hanger' out...
Handsome Butler should be fine. I read online that some people feed their dogs cotton balls when they accidentally eat something sharp like staples. That way the cotton balls will wrap themselves around the staples so it'll be an easy poop.
i would not worry a half a cotton ball won't hurt. Lucy shredded and eat part of a towel one day and she pooped towel out for 3 days, talk about Klingons.