All hail the Scat Mat!

For those of you that know me, you know I have two cats. My older cat Thumper I've had for almost a year longer than my younger cat Nala. Since I basically raised Thumper, he identifies me as his primary playmate a lot of the time (especially at night). He recently took up scratching my bedroom door at night and I've tried a lot of ways to stop it. Spraying him seemed to not work, putting double sided tape didn't do any good either, and locking him in the bathroom or cat carrier wasn't very nice either since it restricted his freedom. So I looked around and found the Scat Mat. Some people might think its cruel but it only restricts him from scratching my bedroom door. What it is, is a shock mat. It just gives him a slight jolt, like static electricity to keep him away from the door. I tried it for the first time last night and it seems to be working so far. He hasn't meowed or attempted to scratch the door. I did find him this morning resting just beyond the mat. Nala seems to be steering very far from the mat, she probably got shocked sometime last night as well and knows to stay away. Hopefully it will keep on working and I'll get a good nights sleep :)