Why dogs can have it
Buckwheat groats contain fibre, plant protein and minerals, and no gluten. Cooked buckwheat is soft and easy for a dog to eat, and the fibre helps digestion.
In Lithuania buckwheat is a favourite with butter, bacon bits or fried onions. Fatty toppings can upset a dog's digestion, and onions are dangerous to dogs. So only plain buckwheat boiled in water is suitable, and only as an extra to the dog's food, not instead of a balanced dog food.
How to give it
- Boil the buckwheat in water, with no salt or fat.
- Let it cool and mix it into the usual food.
- The first time, give a little and watch how your dog feels.
- Buckwheat should be only a small part of what your dog eats.
What to watch out for
- Buckwheat with fried onions is not suitable, because onions are dangerous to dogs.
- Butter, bacon bits and other fatty toppings can cause vomiting or diarrhoea.
- Too much buckwheat can cause bloating because of the fibre.
- Uncooked buckwheat is hard to digest.
What to give instead
- Rice Yes, plain cooked rice is fine for dogs: it is easy to digest, as long as it has no salt, seasoning or sauce. Safe
- Oatmeal Yes, cooked oatmeal is fine for dogs: just cook it in water, with no sugar, salt or anything added. Safe
- Pumpkin Yes, plain cooked pumpkin flesh without sugar or spices is fine for dogs, but not the skin, the stem or pumpkin pie filling. Safe
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