During the day, I let my cats out into the garden. In the evening, I'll collect them (most of the time, they return back to their cages to makan and use litter tray) and place them back into their respective homes. There is more than sufficient scratching posts for them to vent their itchy paws and when they start scratching the doors, window panes and furnishing, I'll place my index finger on their noses and say a very firm "NO!". Look straight into their eyes very seriously when doing this. I am very consistent about this and they never get away with the scratching without me reprimanding them.

They get the hint who's the boss in the house...........

As for poo problem, thank goodness they are very clean and use their toilets on time every time.