He began to spend ample time snuggling with his foster carer to be nourished by love.

He started playing with toys and enjoyed the soft carpetStray Cat Club

When Gingerbread was due for a dental procedure, nearly all his teeth were extracted, but he came home feeling much better.

“Life as a stray meant an inconsistent diet; sometimes there was food, other times there wasn’t. Although we don’t know what he has lived and seen, his teeth speak a lot about his past as they were all cracked and damaged.”

He loved cuddling with his foster carer more than anything in the worldStray Cat Club

Gingerbread may be nearly toothless now, but he’s gained a spring in his step, a zest for life, as he no longer lives with pain or struggles to eat.

He likes to rest his paw on his people or weave himself around them when they lounge on the couch.

He held hands with his people when he nappedStray Cat Club

He is the first thing they wake up to in the morning, the constant snuggle buddy throughout the day, and the purr machine that puts them to sleep at night.

From the moment Gingerbread came out of his shell, he knew he was right where he was meant to be.

He knew he was where he was meant to beStray Cat Club

He became their ever-present shadow and burrowed his way deep into their hearts.

“We are happy to say that he has been adopted by his fosterer, who cannot bear to part with him,” the rescue shared.

Gingerbread has found his forever home with his foster familyStray Cat Club

“This lovely boy will continue to want for nothing and have the bestest life.”