About Bella & Co.

I've been rescuing animals since I was a kid, taking in my first stray cat when I was 8 years old. He lived with us for the next 18 years.   Since then, I have not stopped. I’ve rescued cats, dogs, turtles, fish and even hermit crabs. I currently have four fur babies that have all been rescued. I have two cats one found in a dumpster at 4 weeks old, one from a shelter and two dogs. Elliot, a Pit Husky mix was found on the street in Mississippi and Bella, My 4lb teacup longhaired Chihuahua, who was found in hoarding situation in Tennessee. Giving abandoned or aging pets a second chance isn’t just something I do — at my core, it’s who I am.

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Over the years, my home has been filled with love, wagging tails, lots of snuggles and — unfortunately — accidents on the floor. Bella, is currently 18 and in chronic kidney failure. And like lots of pups, is having difficulty peeing on the absorbable portion of the pee pads. She often is peeing adjacent to the pee pad, or on the colored non absorbable lining and the urine runs off onto the floor and worse yet, sneaks underneath the pee pad. You might be noticing a pattern too in your own pets. They struggle to make it onto standard pee pads. Regardless of why you utilize pee pads, whether due to your living situation apartment, city or boat dwellers, or young and potty training, mobility issues, failing vision, or cognitive decline, the result is the same — a mess on the floor and discomfort for them and a whole lot of frustration for us.  Everyone in the house is affected when there is a puddle on the floor. How many of you or your housemates have accidentally stepped in a puddle of urine. It is frustrating and let’s face it. Gross.