scratching post dilemma

[littlelime]

I am moving to a rented property soon and have to pay a £200 deposit for my feline friend. He has a terrible habit of scratching on door frames, so I thought I'd better get him a scratching post. problem is that I don't want to fork out for a new one, so do you think he would use one previously owned by another cat?

they hate citrus, id get some citrus'y polish to try put him off going near the door frames?

would that make the house smell or damage to wood?

Cats scent mark their scratching posts so I don't think they'd want to use one that had been used by another cat. Our two cats have separate scratching posts and won't use each other's.

Argos have scratching posts for £9.99 so a new one wouldn't break the bank.

I never thought of argos, thank you for the tip off.

Look up zooplus website - some fab deals on there for food and scratching posts!

Mine have happily used 2nd hand posts btw. We have one upstairs and one downstairs. Love using the rug as a scratching post too

think you can get mr sheen or pledge or whatever with lemon/orange maybe. only a small amount like when you are dusting to put them off going near the wood? just an idea