Animal scratching pad and amusement device

An animal scratching pad and amusement device, comprising:

• a toy body having a diameter and an open-topped continuous half-pipe track disposed around the periphery thereof;
• a ball movable around said track, wherein said ball is configured to roll freely within the track;
• a removable scratchpad receivable in a recessed reception area, the recessed reception area being formed on the top surface of the toy body;
• and
• a rocking motion insert having a curved edge, the insert attaches to a bottom surface of said toy body, said insert to elevates only one edge of the toy body from a flat surface;
• wherein the curved edge rests on the flat surface and provides a rocking motion to enhance play experience of the ball in the track by creating side-to-side or to-and-fro movement of the toy body.

An animal amusement device, comprising:

• a toy body made of a waterproof, food-grade durable material, said toy body having a continuous half-pipe track disposed around the periphery thereof;
• a recessed reception area formed on the top surface of the toy body, the recessed reception area being configured to receive and securely accommodate a removable scratchpad;
• a height adjustment or motion-enhancing insert, each including at least one protrusion;
• and a bottom surface of the toy bottom including attachment points for the at least one protrusion formed as recesses position near the periphery.