Cat Outsmarts His Owner, Enters House Using Door Handle

— -- Philo the cat has completely outwitted his owner.

After spending an hour and a half installing a perfectly-placed cat door in the backyard to allow Philo to enter and exit the house as he pleases, Philo’s owner quickly learned his furry feline wanted absolutely no part of it.

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In classic cat fashion, Philo completely ignored the new, shiny cat door and instead let himself in the house the human way— using the door handle.

The hilarious video of the “mischievous, long-haired Siamese cat,” as the YouTube description explains, has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times since being uploaded on August 18.

Philo’s creative thinking just goes to show that when one door closes, another one opens.