Once Orphaned and Abandoned, Kitties Named Newt and Frog Become Mayors of 'Cat City'

One man ’s DIY originative outlet becomes two CAT ’ saltation , concealment , snuggling , and snoop favored heaven .

In 2020 , touring comedianDrennon Daviswasn’t able to perform at all during the pandemic , so he was perpetually bet for raw ways to occupy himself . His base at the fourth dimension was a massive artspace in a Los Angeles storage warehouse .

When he learned one of his friends was afoster momto a litter of orphan and abandoned kittens , it did n’t take much persuasion for Davis to adopt both Newt and Frog , two fluffyorange brothers . " I ’d always been looking for an orangish cat , " Davis narrate Daily Paws . " And because they were so bonded , I thought it would be good for them to have company while I ’m working . "

Like many of us during quarantine , Davis racked up massive dozens of composition board boxes from all his bringing . He did n’t require to just throw everything away . So to canalise his creative thinking and take reward of high ceiling in his storage warehouse home , he permit his imagination run groundless , crafting a multi - dimensional ' cat city ' for Newt and Frog . Forget expensive cat toys , he says — everyone knowscats love boxes !

" I thought , ' Why not just work up them something cool ' and easy but for sure attacked it until it was a legit metropolis , with condominiums , roads , bridge , trees , and clouds — all of it ! " he say . There ’s also ' Kitty Hall ' , a gaol , a farm , a TV sofa , various hidey holes , andhigh - in - the sky catwalksfor Newt and Frog to prowl at will . Davis ' says his favorite location is one of the first upcycled composition board complex body part he built : a bakeshop space called ' Biscuit Boys ' , ‘cause these kittiesloveto knead !

He also beganleash traininghis frisky feline friend to becomeadventure Caterpillar . " From a very former age I ’ve been taking them to the park and endure on hikes , " he say .

Davis is convert that Newt and Frog are dear for hismental healthby giving him someone to manage about other than himself . He also believes thatadopting themrescued him as much as it did them . " They had misplace their ma and were displaced , and I was kind of displaced in a lot of way , " he says . " From the scratch line , we just had a strong adhesion . "