From the archives: This story was last updated in July 2019.
Cats are wonderful creatures and make excellent companion animals. One thing they are not, however, is obedient. When doting “cat dad” Brian Rickett decided to give his feline friend a helping hand by building him a cat flap, things didn’t exactly go as he'd envisioned.The beautiful, long-haired Siamese, named Philo, didn’t hold back in showing Rickett what he thought of his 90 minutes of considerate labor. Rickett, perhaps anticipating a little more gratitude than he got, filmed Philo’s first interaction with his new cat flap.