Allergies? Mailbox time.....

This is an email I received earlier this month....

Hello Evy;
As you know I've been buying Kumpi now for the last year or so for my "kids". I have a friend that is having problems with her puppy and I'm hoping you can help. Cel was the one who recommended you when I purchased my puppy last July. My friend has a 3 month old female mix. They believe that she is English Mastiff and Newfie. The got her from the Humane Society in Colorado. The puppy is named Moose. Moose has had several problems over the last couple of months.

She has been scratching constantly pretty much since they brought her home. The vet here in Casper suggested childrens benadryl last week. Now today, she has raised red blotches on her underside, mostly in the creases around her legs, all 4. She will scratch all over. The vet has also suggested taking away the puppy food she was on, as it had chicken as the main ingredient. Do you have any suggestions? Would Kumpi be something that she could try? She is also giving cheese for rewards and to hide the meds in, and is thinking maybe it's the dairy products. The vet gave her a topical spray to use for the next few days to help with the raised bumps. Any advise you may have would be greatly appreciated. I do not want to undermind her vet and his advice, but rather help my friend who is at her wits end.

Thank you,
Becky

TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT - HERE IS THE EMAIL I RECEIVED AFTER SENDING A BAG OF KUMPI FOR MOOSE!!

Well so far so good. Moose is eating well and the joke now is that there must be "puppy crack" in there because Moose seems frisky after eating! We all think she is feeling good and finally acting like a puppy.

TO BE CONTINUED but the moral of the story is, don't just treat symptoms. It is so important that the immune system is built up and Kumpi truly helps with that for so many reasons. Check out KUMPI TV at kumpi.com to learn why :)

Happy Customer AND Dog :)

Hi Evy!

How’s things? Recommended Kumpi to some friends – Ron & Denise – for their Golden Retriever. She was a fussy eater and I let her into my treat bag one day at their house, which was filled with Kumpi, and she cleaned it out! They ordered some and told me she is loving it – they are not having to “add” things to her food to get her to eat. Another happy Kumpi customer!!

Happy Spring (I just know it will be here soon!)

Kandy

Kumpi Products Are Gluten Free!!

I am reading more and more online hype about corn and how it's gluten clogs the villi in the intestines.

The opposite is true of our product line - the ingredients and supplements do an incredible job of cleaning the intestines!!

Kumpi dog and cat food are GLUTEN FREE.

Don't trust everything you read online - try contacting a Department of Agriculture in your state for FACTS.

Or research SCIENCE and not opinions.

Kumpi products were designed and crafted with science at the forefront. No matter how many web sites and online
pet food analysis things you can read - Kumpi cat and dog food perform over the years. And that is what counts!!

Instead of reading about, try it out and see if I'm not right. This is personal to me, since I started this company to
protect my own pets. My nutritionist is premiere knowing multi-species nutrition with clients like The San Diego
Zoo.

And there is NOTHING FROM CHINA in the food. I'm not dodging an issue and saying, "Everything is sourced in the
USA (from vendors who source from China." I am saying I've gone to the expense to protect our pets and there is
NOTHING FROM CHINA.

Does your twenty pound bag of cat food feed five medium to large cats for two months?? You really need to find
out what you are missing on. Well, let me rephrase that - your pet is the one missing out and if you love them you
owe it to them to just give Kumpi one month to see what a personally crafted company can do.

Considering The Cat Food??

Please feel free to use this information in your testimonials. Tim and I are such fans of KumpiKat.

My husband and I have three Maine Coon cats, of which two are retired show cats. As you may be aware, Main Coons have very long, shaggy coats. We have always had difficulty with hairballs with all of our cats who have ever graced our home. This was certainly true of our Maine Coons. Since feeding them KumpiKat, we NEVER have hairballs! This is truly amazing. KumpiKat is a miracle cat food. Our kitties love the food and their coats continue to be silky and shiney, even though they are becoming senior citizens. Tim and I recommend this exceptional cat food to anyone who has cats!

Deanna and Tim


Evy's Comment: And truly, four pounds of KumpiKat feeds like eight pounds of other cat food. I sure hope you give it a try!!

Fancy?? Trend??

When I got to Vitamin Cottage, I said to the stocker, you must sell alot of this! He said, ya, its not the best label though..I said, well, I have tried the best labels..my dog doesn't do well on "fancy"...and let me tell you....poor guy heard it-from an enthusiastic shopper. I explained FANCY and TREND are NOT the best...but basic, clean, and made with intention are the stronger products. He looked puzzled then said, ya, we have some very loyal customers for Kumpi, that's for sure! LOL.

Comment from Evy:

Fancy and trend aren't of any value to me. I wasn't trying to start a pet food company 13 years ago - I just wanted to be able to refer a food with a clear conscience. That and losing my own dog to cancer so young really hit home. If YOU could start a pet food company and have access to such a premiere multi-species nutritionist to formulate your product, Kumpi is what you'd be doing. Nutrition is it's own science and sadly, marketing and advertising are much flashier. But the results will tangibly show why Kumpi products are such a great product for your pet and a value for your pocketbook.

Shout Out To K9 Mako !!

K9 Mako is a 3-year old dark sable German Shepherd from Czecho-slovakia. K9 Mako serves the Manassas City Police Department in Virginia. K9 Mako is certified as a Patrol Utility K9 which includes tracking, building searches, locating articles and evidence, and apprehending criminals. He is also certified as a Narcotics Detection K9, capable of finding the odors of many illegal narcotic substances, including pills and other drugs.

K9 Mako lives with his Handler, Officer Russ McAndrews, and enjoys chasing his toys when he is not howling at fire truck sirens. K9 Mako enjoys watching COPS on television and frolicking in the snow.

K9 Mako is certified through the Virginia Police Canine Association, and has won several awards for his service. K9 Mako recently won the 2010 VPCA Narcotics “Case Of The Year” award for his work with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in closing a narcotics case where $35,000 in cash was seized along with a firearm and ballistic vest. K9 Mako also won the 2010 Iron Dog Narcotics Vehicle Search award in the VPCA’s annual Iron Dog competition.

Kumpi salutes this team - and thanks them for trusting Kumpi!

Coupons/Samples

I have heard of your product and have seen the bright colored bag(or shall I say lettering/sticker) at my vitamin cottage. You have caught my attention and I am wanting to try this product. Do you offer any sort of coupons?

Thank you!

Eager to try,
Allison

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Hiya Allison ~

Thanks so much for writing!! I have worked really hard at offering a product that 'corporate' America would never offer. The products always run as a 'fixed formula' vs. a rotating formula. Many people don't realize that one label can yield many different formulas and it's common for companies to do a commodity price check and morph the formula to the least expensive yield. I have never and won't do that. Plus, offering the premix and supplementation in the food with none of it sourced from China is crazy expensive. I haven't raised my prices in years and work on a very slim profit margin.

I do not offer coupons - if I could afford to sell the food at a cheaper price, then I'd lower the cost. In the end, the consumer
ends up paying for coupons on products, since the company needs to raise the overall price to accommodate doing that. I run pretty straight and true blue. I hope you do try the food and let the incredible results you'll see in your pet speak to my decision. Just wanted to mention that the same is true of samples - the packaging is not only costly, but the oxidation of the product may not give you a true snap shot of the food.

You will see tangible results on a consistent basis; everything in the food from the core ingredients, to the supplementation is all the best of the best. In my mind, the profits shouldn't be going to a bunch of shareholders or even the president - the true profits belong to the cats and the dogs we love so much.

Again, thanks for writing and I hope you do try the food and keep me posted about the results!

Evy
President
Kumpi Pet Foods