Next time you go to the pet store to get some fancy new toys for your cat, consider an additional route to your nearest discount store and pick up a box of ping pong balls.  The expensive ones are about 25 cents per ball.  And look how much fun you and your cat can have:

• Roll one down the hallway.
• Bounce one down the hallway.
• Thread or tape a long string to a ball and drag it under the sofa.
• Thread several on to one long string and drape the string over your doorknob.
• Cut a few holes in the top and sides of a shoe box.  Drop 2 in and fish for them. 
• Cover the bottom of a low flat bucket with about a half inch of water and float them.
• For even more fun, use the bathtub.
• Fill a small cardboard box half full with ping pong balls, then put a couple treats in the bottom.
• Put 5 or 6 of them on the floor of your bathroom and chase them around.
• Put a couple in a stopped bathroom sink and start a slow stream of water running.  (This one, of course, assumes your cat has permission to be on the bathroom sink.)
• Put a couple in a large metal or glass mixing bowl and put it on the floor.

Tell us about your cat’s favorite cheapy play toy!  We love creative ideas. 

Today’s blog author is Marie Tripton. Marie is the senior behavior/training specialist at the Richmond SPCA. Call the Behavior Helpline at (804) 643-SPCA for help with crate training and other pet behavior topics.

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