A year ago, Breadstick was a 5-pound stray. Now he’s 13 pounds of fluff, food obsession, and unconditional love.

Breadstick has come a long way from the tiny 5-pound stray who was adopted in April 2025, and we’re not just talking about the extra eight pounds he’s picked up along the way.

When Breadstick first came home, he wasn’t exactly the type to spend every waking moment glued to his new pawrent. He was friendly, but cuddling wasn’t really his thing. That started to change about three months in, when Breadstick began sleeping in bed with his hooman. Once he discovered the benefits of nighttime snuggles, there was no turning back.

These days, Breadstick has gone full velcro cat. If he’s awake and realizes his favorite person isn’t in the room, he’ll actually go looking for them. Excuse us while we cry over the former stray making sure his hooman hasn’t wandered off somewhere without him.

He still isn’t much of a lap cat, but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up his cuddle time. Breadstick prefers snuggling right beside his person, which we’d argue is just as cute. He’s also a major foodie and, despite presumably having plenty of actual cat toys available, his favorite is literally a piece of string. Cats really will ignore anything you spend money on for the random object they found lying around the house.

Breadstick now weighs a healthy 13 pounds, so that little 5-pound stray has done some serious growing. But his relationship with his pawrent might be the sweetest transformation of all.

His hooman calls Breadstick their soulmate and says he’s healed a part of them without them even knowing how. They hope they’ll somehow find each other in every lifetime.