User blog comment:123kitten1/Cat World/@comment-5814264-20121226165038/@comment-5494997-20121226165312

Yep! I originally made the Frog Sprite for Frog Place, but then he didn't want them, so I started making a collection of animals. Then I made a cat, and the idea was born. So, technically, it's origins are traced back to Frog Place.