looking for advice

[Julia]

Get some carpet sample squares and pin them up on the cat's favourite scratching places, not the prettiest but will save your walls, as the cat gets used to 'his' scratchy bit you could gradually move them to a more convenient place and the cat should follow

[unicorn]

There was a product on the market called sticky paws or something, it was basically bits of sticky plastic that you attached to areas they scratched and they obviously do not like the stickiness so they don't do it, the other option is a spray bottle of water and give a quick squirt every time it tries.
Link http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.a...=47&pf_id=6851

[Dadie]

We just used a water pistol...skoosh everytime and hung up cardboard with double sided tape on it...the little pest then tried out the back of the couch instead!Saw some plastic nail covers on ebay for indoor cats if that might be an option...think they were called soft paws or claws.