sounds like it may be a territorial issue in which case I really doubt that type of spray will help you. Do you use two separate bowls for feeding and have more than one litter box? In addition to providing those separately, you may want to get another post (so it doesn't have the scent of the new cat on it) and then douse them all with catnip. At the same time, wrap the wood you don't want the cat to claw in foil. When training our cats we also used motion sprayers we bought from Amazon. The motion detector is attached to a can of compressed air and when it detects movement it sprays air at the cat. I think its the noise that scares them more than anything; it was hilarious to watch! I have never seen our cat, Naughtyboy (named that for a reason ha ha) jump so high or run off so fast! And it worked!

We used the nail tips for quite a while, then after we gave them up, kitty didn't claw the sofa any more. Some cats are horizontal scratchers. Maybe buy a couple of those flat cardboard scratchers (they sometimes come with catnip) and put them next to the places she scratches. Or put a tall scratcher where she likes to scratch.

Is it the door jambs kitty is scratching? There is double-sided tape which can be put on furniture in places where cats scratch, but I'm thinking it could damage the woodwork. I think the foil idea is good, just attach with tape and if she pulls it down, put it back. I bet she won't like that.

Yes, I have two of the cardboard scratchers that lay flat on the floor. I tried leaning one up against a door jamb and that kept her away from that one a long time until she figured out she could knock it down. Also bought catnip and sprinkled on both. They really like that - esp. the tom (neutered, is he still called a tom?). I don't have room to sit the tall scratching towers around but I wonder if that would help? Like lukkiirsh says, she probably considers the door jambs her property. I like the motion detector idea alot! because she absolutely hates the spray bottle. I'd have to have five of them tho, because I forgot to say that she also scratched the door jamb in my newly remodeled bedroom - white painted pine. ugh. I have a window screen and an old pillow up against those and she can't scratched there. Esp. since the bedroom door is shut during the day in winter.

So the nail tips actually worked? That lady I was discussing them with said it might be a chore getting them on my cat, but her cat was so laid back it was an easy thing to do. And they come in colors! lol

Thanks for the input.

So does that mean you dont have upright scratching posts, only the ones on the floor? If you do have upright ones are they as tall and sturdy as she wants them to be? Do they wobble? Cats do not like wobble. I suspect she's doing the woodwork mostly because she can stretch out to full length and get a nice stretch going and it doesn't wobble. It feels good to her!

Try getting or building a new one that replicates that, put it near or in front of the door jambs, cover up the woodwork somehow (tape up tin foil or something) . I put up two wooden sawhorses in a doorway my cats were clawing and they just love them- have them both nicely shredded. You could staple carpet onto the legs but it sounds like your cat would go for bare wood. Ive moved them out of the doorway and they havent gone back to using the door trim.

If you just give the cat what they want 9 times out of 10 you dont have to spend money on the other stuff - the trick is sometimes figuring out what exactly it is that they want. In the meantime, yeah, just tape up some tin foil or something. Cheaper and less smelly than the spray.

Yes there is something about doorways in the cat's mind - the scratching is like graffitti to let other cats know it's theirs. But trust me, she wouldn't do it if it also didn't feel good!

Ditto what kashka said. My cat likes both horizontal and vertical posts but her all time favorite is this one: Ultimate cat scratch

It's tall, allows a cat to really stretch, and is very stable. I suggest you set it, or something similar, next to the door way......and don't forget the catnip. Do shop around for best price.

The Ultimate cat scratch looks good. I was at Pet Surplus today for cat food and looked at what they had, didn't see one like the UCS. Thanks, I'll keep it marked for later (for after pay day). : )