Purringtons Cat Lounge, Portland's first and only cat cafe, will close at the end of November.

The cat lounge, which opened in January 2015 at 3529 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., let patrons mix with cats who were available for adoption through the Cat Adoption Team. Patrons could pay an $8 cover charge to spend an hour with the cats.

That didn't come without rules. Customers were prohibited from picking up the cats, who were free to play with or ignore customers. Food and drinks stayed outside the cats' room.

Purringtons' owners said the cafe had helped matched more than 600 felines with adopted homes during its time in business. But the cafe's owners are looking to move out of state, they said in an announcement on Facebook.

"For us, it's simply time to move on," they wrote, adding, "We are committed to the cat cafe industry and will continue to be supporters and advocate on its behalf."

The announcement said the owners are looking to sell the business. Meanwhile, the cafe will have a full population of cats up for adoption until Nov. 30.

-- Elliot Njus