Hello Moe’s Meats Buyers!

Moe wishes to extend a Moe10 gift to you. During 2010, each time you make a Moe’s Meats purchase of $50 or more, you’ll earn a stamp. After 10 stamps, you’ll receive $25 off your 11th purchase. This offer is good for all of 2010.

As always, you can find all of Moe’s products right here: http://www.moesmeats.com/shop_meat

• Moe’s Meats is an LLC operating out of a residence in NE Portland.
• Because Moe’s Meats has minimal overhead, we can offer raw meat for dogs and cats at lower costs than local retail stores.
• Moe’s Meats sells Columbia River Valley ground meat in 2 pound tubes. See Shop Meat for inventory and cost details.
• We sell whole bones from local distributors and can often stock hard-to-find bones at low prices.
• We love talking raw meat, so give us a call and ask all your questions.
• Moe’s staff will help you put together an appropriate diet for your dog or cat.
• Once an order is placed, you pick a day and time range that works best for you to pick up your raw meat.
• Drive to our home, located off of 15th Street in the Northeast and beep your home.
• We’ll deliver your order to your car and accept payment from there as well (cash or check).

Hi everyone,

MeatBoy here. Moe asked that I write a quick note about the benefits of organ meats, and how you can make it work for your budget. We’ve been taking a lot of calls about organ meats lately, so here goes.

Organ meats are extremely lean, and extremely rich in nutrients, iron, healthy oils, and protein, to name a few. Moe’s Meats carries an organ meat blend that includes heart, liver and kidney, and when ordering, you can request certain blends if you choose. (We’ll do our best to accommodate.)

Because organ meats are so rich in vitamins and nutrients, we suggest, rather than feeding a whole bowl of organ meats, you approach them as a way to enhance and boost your pup’s meal. (It’s a little different if you’re feeding a cat; then, we suggest going straight organ meat for the furry little carnivore in your life.)

Here at Moe’s we offer a number of options to make sure you get organ meat in your pet’s diet: a beef blend that includes heart; two chicken blends with buffalo heart and liver; and a turkey blend with beef heart.

You can also decide to buy straight organ meat by the pound, which gives you an extra level of control when choosing how to augment and enhance your dog’s meal. You can easily divvy out a pound of organ meat over the course of four or five meals, can mix it in for a special treat now and then, or can make sure they have some in their bowl after an especially rigorous workout such as a day romping at the beach or traversing the wilderness.

If you have questions about organ meat, or any other meat for that matter, just call Moe’s at 503-245-2853. We’ll be happy to talk with you.

MeatBoy

Moe’s Meats loves to sell Tripe!

Tripe is made from the first three chambers of a cow’s stomach and dogs love it! Wiki has this to say about tripe: “…this content is desirable to dogs and many other carnivores and is often used in pet food. Though it is called “green,” because it has a high chlorophyll content a green substrate, in reality it is often grayish brown as a result of other undigested compounds.” All those undigested compunds make it highly nutritious for pet

If you’ve never fed your pet raw tripe or you’re interested in starting on the raw meat diet, check out Moe’s Meats Meats-n-Treats page to see all our offerings: http://www.moesmeats.com/meats_n_treats

Mmmmm Tripe!

hi, my name is satchel, owner of moe’s meats, Portland’s finest distributer of fine raw meat for dogs and cats. a good referral for me RIGHT NOW is: who do you know who wants to feed their beloved animals chicken with vegetables? as you know, chicken is very tasty, and chicken with vegetables is, like, really really tasty.

so, like, if you want to feed your dog or cat chicken with vegetables THIS WEEK, you’d be, like, a great person, and, like, a great referral.

later, like, i’m going to post pictures of me, moe, tending to my flock of chickens with vegetables. right now, however, it’s too hot, and, you know, i have work to do on the couch, where it’s always safe and cool.

thankyou

It’s natural to be worried about gross meat germs when feeding the raw meat diet. Will my dog or cat get sick? Will I get sick? Will my kitchen be totally filled with bacteria from all the raw meat.

If you have the space, I suggest preparing the meat in a separate place from where you prepare your own food. Perhaps a laundry room, garage or kosher kitchen. I like to wear dishing gloves when I make my own pet food. In fact, I don’t even touch human raw meat – generally I ask Dave to do it.

All meat, regardless of organic status, contains bacteria. Moe’s Meats sells human grade meat, which means it’s as good as what you can buy in the grocery store. Luckily, dogs and cats have a digestive system that is teeming with wonderful enzymes and probiotics that break down the harmful bacteria in the raw meat and allow it to digest without trouble.

It is rare that a pet fed on the raw meat diet will have parasites or bacteria problems. On the raw meat their system is primed to handle all the nasties usually found in raw meat.

Some Moe’s Meats customers like to buy whole bones from us and grind up their own fresh meat. What kind of meat grinder does Moe recommend?

The Maverick Grinder is  top quality grinder that will do the job perfectly. We’ve heard from many folks that they have been using this type of machine to grind up raw chicken backs, turkey necks, and wings for their dogs and cats.

Worried that your dog or cat is allergic to something in their raw meat diet? The best approach is to feed them one type of meat for a short time. That means no supplements or cookies or veggies. After a few days begin to add a second variety of meat back into the diet. Continue with the two meats and see what happens.

Watch for an allergic reaction each time you add something new to their diet. It may even be helpful to keep a food log of what meats, cookies (and their ingredients) and supplements you are introducing back into their diet.

If you can’t figure out what is making your dog or cat allergic – start to look at your environment. Dust? Material? Shampoo? Fleas? Vaccination? It may not always be their diet.

Good luck!

The key to transitioning your dog to the raw diet is to start slow. Their first raw meal should be 3/4 what they normally eat and 1/4 raw meat. You can slowly work your way from there. If you do notice they have a belly ache, pick up some digestive enzymes at your grocery store and give them a pill with each meal until the bottle is finished. By that time they should be fine with eating raw.

hey – it’s me, satch, aka moe. i’m here to tell you that feeding your dog or cat raw meat is, like, really great for them and the environment. you know, local, sustainable, no bad junk in the food – it all equals less pollution.

Check out the Meats-n-Treats section (http://www.moesmeats.com/meats_n_treats) to learn all about the, like awesome meats and treats we sell.

Ahh, the BARF diet by Dr. Ian Billinghurst – that is what started the raw meat movement for pet owners. It began as a backlash to the processed pet food industry and as a solution to common health problems not found in pets until kibble took their bowls over.

With the raw meat diet you know exactly what is going into your pets bowl so you can feel comfortable filling your bowl with raw meat. The raw diet is what your pet naturally craves.

Feel free to contact us here at Moe’s Meats with any questions you have about the raw meat diet.