Cat waking us up at all hours of the night

Question
Hey there,

I know there are similar questions asked to this, but it seems that I've tried those answers and I'm hoping there's another alternative!

Our kitty, Blue, for one, is a big pig! He eats a ton, and if he's away from his food for too long, he starts trying to open the door and scratch on the door, anything to get to the food. We have to keep the door closed because my father's dog seems to want to constantly eat Blue's food, and putting it in high areas doesn't seem to work as Blue can't seem to grasp where it is if we move it to a higher area, no matter how long we try showing him where it is.

This seems to piggyback on the problem we're having with him at night - our doors are very thin, and he will scratch at the door to come in and out, in and out - I get up for work at 5.30 and it's become quite a nuisance! We've tried to move the food to another open room at night, but he still seems to want to come in just to hang out, then go back out to explore the house 5 minutes later. The fans aren't loud enough to cover his scratching, and we have to sleep with the door closed because as I mentioned, my father lives with us. I'm not sure what to do - we've tried to ignore it, but he'll go on for hours if we do, and I simply can't afford to lose that much sleep.

Any help is very appreciated.

Thank you!

Answer
There isn't anyway I know of to make kitty quiet down, but you can keep him out of your bedroom and away from your door using Hartz "Stay Off Training Aide." Spray down the entry to your bedroom with it, and the bedroom door itself. Then, for a short time, you must shut him out of the bedroom, if you do not already.

The Stay Off will remind him that during the night, he is NOT supposed to be meowing for your attention. Let him play in the room and cuddle with you while it is daylight, or while you are still awake, but as soon as you go to sleep, spray down the door and the entryway, and he will get the point, "Ashley's sleeping, I don't need to be in there right now."

After about three weeks, you may cease using the spray. He should be trained by that time to keep himself to another part of the house.

I really hope this helps!