I live in an apartment with my cat. Through the use of a water bottle, I've gotten him to stop, but he's left quite a few deep scratches and gouges in the molding around some of the internal doors. I'd rather get this fixed before my lease expires, as I have a feeling the apartment building would charge me quite a bit more than the actual cost of repairs.
What kind of options do I have? Is it fairly straightforward to replace door molding?
Edit (side note: I'm pretty embarrassed about this, so try to be nice!):
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The smaller scratches could easily be filled with wood filler and painted.
The only decent way to fix the worst ones is to replace the trim, IMO. Or you could just paint it as is and hope that noone notices.
The trim seems to be made of MDF.I would also argue that this damage could still fall under normal wear and tear. I would never use mdf for trim in my rental units. It just doesn't last.