This Adorable Cat Loves Snuggling Peaches More Than Anything Else in the World

It’s International Cat Day, so it would be wrong for us not to have at least one post focusing on our feline friends.

Today we’re obsessing over Ozzy, a 5-year-old Siamese/Tabby mix with a puzzling for love for peaches.

My parents’ cat inexplicably LOVES peaches, and it’s the most delightful thing. They send regular picture updates to the family group chat of this cat just chilling with the peaches. It’s the most important notification I get to my phone. pic.twitter.com/mPEQaRF8Mv

— Lydia Coutré (@LydiaCoutre) August 1, 2018

Ozzy is owned by the parents of Lydia Coutre, a “journalist, feminist, and craft enthusiast” from Michigan, who gets regular fruity updates of the cat via the family group chat.

Unsurprisingly, after Ozzy’s passion for peaches went viral, people had some questions, which Lydia was more than happy to answer.

Some notes:
1. His name is, regrettably, not Peaches. It’s Ozzy.
2. He doesn’t eat the peaches. He just guards them and cuddles with them.
3. I have nothing to plug. Subscribe to your local newspaper.

And here’s another pic: pic.twitter.com/k65GVUMKjb

— Lydia Coutré (@LydiaCoutre) August 4, 2018

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And of course, they wanted more pictures

Happily. pic.twitter.com/WUPaCOYmVV

— Lydia Coutré (@LydiaCoutre) August 2, 2018

Love those blissy glazed-over eyes…this cat is in its happy place.

— Jessica Roberts (@jessicaroberts) August 2, 2018

Pls tell him I love him

— Jungkook did the production! (@followeun_doitz) August 4, 2018

One person even made the little peach monster into their phone background

this is everything i needed pic.twitter.com/ioYimW8gah

— AL (@_illuminallie) August 6, 2018

While another made some pretty epic fan art

twitter has taken care of ithttps://t.co/cMR8OTir1j

— Lydia Coutré (@LydiaCoutre) August 6, 2018

Others tried to come up with a reason for Ozzy’s strange obsession

Or cat eggs. Like he thinks he needs to protect the eggs until the little kitties finally hatch. I love it.

— Fräulein von Mopf (@dasmopf) August 4, 2018

It’s because peaches have a furry texture and your cat is lonely for a furry companion ☹️https://t.co/UFWho4hppG

— 3zayez (@3zayez1) August 5, 2018

Don’t worry, Ozzy’s not lonely. He and his cat-sister Darcy have their own Instagram

Ozzy is having a peachy day #cats #meow #ozzyanddarcy #peaches #cute #catsofinstagram

A post shared by Ozzy and Darcy (@ozzyanddarcy) on Jan 18, 2016 at 11:38am PST

It wasn’t long before others were sharing their own cat’s unique fascinations

Mine is the same with shoes! pic.twitter.com/jcMIeJehfh

— megan gilmour (@meegaaannn) August 4, 2018

My Jack loves peaches and nectarines, too! pic.twitter.com/JBd0jfb5dm

— Nick Alpers (@NickAlpers) August 4, 2018

According to Lydia, it was “love at first smell” for Ozzy and peaches. She said: “My mom makes a lot of peach pie and peach jam during peach season, so there’s usually a lot around this time of year. She leaves them out to ripen on newspapers and Ozzy always finds them to sit with.

“One time she left them out to ripen in a different spot, but he still found them. There was an Ozzy-sized hole in the center of the rows of peaches.”

We tried to keep the peaches away from Ozzy in the cat free basement, but a guest forgot and let him down there. Ozzy decided to keep the peaches company while he was down there. ? #cats #meow #catsofinstagram #ozzyanddarcy #adorable #animals #animalsofinstagram #derp #peaches #fruit #food #pets #petsofinstagram #kitty #love #funny #dumbdumb #cute

A post shared by Ozzy and Darcy (@ozzyanddarcy) on Sep 1, 2016 at 12:44pm PDT

However, he really doesn’t like clementines

It’s that time of year again! Peaches time! #cats #meow #catsofinstagram #ozzyanddarcy #cute #animalsofinstagram #animals #pets #petsofinstagram #adorable #kitty #love #peaches #fruit #derp

A post shared by Ozzy and Darcy (@ozzyanddarcy) on Aug 29, 2017 at 11:50am PDT

Happy International Cat Day!