Japanese company Nissen recently made its most interesting product that tries to mimic(模仿) cat fur available to the public. 

Studies have shown that petting a cat for just 10 minutes is relaxing. But what about people who would love to have a pet cat, but are living in apartments that don’t allow pets? What are they supposed to do to relax? Well, that’s where the new Neko Feel (“Cat Feel”) material developed by Nissen comes into play. The Japanese company just made a line of bed Neko Feel products that mimic the feel of cat fur available to the public.

It all started about a year ago, when a young Nissen worker started saying that the apartment she was living in didn’t allow her to keep a cat. At that time, someone at the company realized that it was a common problem and decided to do something about it. And that’s how the plan of making the products began.

After coming up with some samples(样品), Nissen started consulting its cat-owning workers about the features of the material, like softness and thickness. Nissin’s Neko Feel offerings include a blanket that comes in either single or double size, a smaller throw blanket, and a ‘circle relaxation cushion(垫子)’ that goes on the floor.

Prices change from 1,969 yen ($13) to 6,038 yen ($41) for the double bed-size blanket. That’s not bad for something that supposedly mimics cat fur, but the bad news is that getting your hands on some Nekko Feel products may be quite the challenge since they’ve sold out within hours of Nissen announcing them on the Internet.

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