[sacramento]

I have five cats and a huge scratching post. Only the two youngest ever use the scratching post. The second and third cats like to use the wood trim around my front door as a scratching post. I am looking for some sort of product that will put an end to this behavior. Any suggestions will be most gratefully received. I have tried a product named Boundary which worked for about a week and then they were back at the wood, even though I kep respraying the wood. Please help!

[bushg]

I would cut/get me a nice solid block of wood and put it where they could scratch it. For right now I would use cover the door in painters tape and the apply double sided sticky tape so their paws will stick to the door.

[froggy7]

Where is the scratching post located? Cats scratch to mark territory, so they are naturally inclined to scratch near doors. If you locate a scratching post close to the door, they may very well decide to use that instead. Having one close to the food also helps.

[sacramento]

Thank you. I can't move their big scratching post but I do have a second, smaller one that might do the trick!

[froggy7]

It should. If worse comes to worse, the 5 dollar cardboard scratchers are actually very popular with most cats.