Is oatmeal bad for dogs?

The answer to this question is YES, it's completely safe for dogs to eat oatmeal, unless your dog is allergic to oats of course. Fed the right way to dogs, oatmeal can be very beneficial to dogs, within the frame of an over-all well balanced diet. read more

Benefits of Oats for Dogs and Cats By Randy Kidd, DVM, PhD More formally known as Avena sativa, inexpensive and readily available oats have a long list of nutritional and health benefits. read more

That would be bad because even though oatmeal contains nutrients that dogs need (e.g., potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B-6, calcium, iron, and magnesium), it doesn’t contain animal protein, and dogs need to have plenty of animal protein in their diets. read more