Mella Pet Care: Revolutionizing Pet Health with Seamless Monitoring Solutions
Mella Pet Care is a Chicago-based startup that is building an ecosystem of health monitoring solutions for veterinarians and pet parents.
Starting with the first-ever underarm thermometer, we are moving towards creating a bodycondition scale, pulse oximeter, and more connected devices, allowing pets to live longer,happier lives.
All of our devices pair via Bluetooth to our mobile and desktop app, enabling the ability to track historical vital signs data and send all necessary information directly to your patient management system.
Our Vision
We envision a world where pet health monitoring is seamless and precise, enabling early detection and prevention of health issues to enhance the quality and longevity of pets' lives.
Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver comfortable health monitoring solutions that bridge the gap between pet owners and veterinary professionals, fostering a collaborative approach to pet wellness.
Our Devices
Mella Home Underarm Thermometer for Dogs & Cats The Mella Thermometer is the first and only thermometer to accurately measure pets'
temperature under the arm. The Mella Pro is perfect for veterinarians in the clinic. It includes axillary, rectal, and ear probes. Use the Mella Pro (temperature) to accurately measure your patients' vitals during intake. Track your patients' health data directly in Mella’s Mobile App and gain a deeper understanding of your patients' health while keeping them comfortable in the clinic.
Meet Our Inspiration
Our founding team has over a decade of experience building innovative medical devices. In 2015, we created a pulse oximeter and an infrared thermometer for babies. Growing up on a farm with a love for animals made me realize that pet parents and vets need greater access to health tracking tools. The namesake of our company, my rescue dog Mella, developed a bad case of kennel cough.
She first started showing subtle symptoms, and I couldn’t tell if they were serious enough to call the vet. At the time, I could only use my observations and judgment to make the call. She was lethargic, not eating, not drinking, and then the cough started, after which she almost died.
Having a thermometer would have helped me rule out potential symptoms and could have saved both Mella and me from the fear and uncertainty surrounding her condition. Mella absolutely hated going to the vet and getting her rectal temperature taken. I wondered why there still wasn’t a fear-free way of taking our pet’s temperature. I gathered our team and set out on our new adventure—Mella Pet Care: an ecosystem of technology products that will make monitoring our pets' health better and easier for all.
What Our Clients Say
"In Pet First Aid and CPR Training, one of the basic pet first aid fundamentals is teaching how to take your pet's vital signs. When I cover taking their temperature, that's when I present the Mella pet thermometer. I highlight the features that it is a less invasive method of taking the temperature—no more being grossed out by taking a rectal temp and dealing with the cleanup, or channeling your inner MMA Fighter having to hold your pet steady." — Bertha, Certified Pet First Aid & CPR/CPCR Instructor and Pet Parent
"I have the at-home version of their Mella thermometer and can't imagine how I survived without it."— Vail W., Pet Parent
"I'm obsessed with Mella Pro for veterinarians and Mella Home for pet parents! Mella has eliminated the discomfort of obtaining a pet's vitals. I'm only sad we didn’t have this technology earlier in my career!"— Dr. Jessica A., Veterinarian
Mella Pet Care is here to support you and your pets—because their health and happiness areour top priority.
