Sometimes your vet will recommend a prescription diet. This is to offer your pet specially formulated food to contain a beneficial balance of ingredients though things like higher or lower nutrients to help treat or manage your pet’s condition or life stage.rnrnSomewhat confusingly prescription diet doesn’t actually require a ‘prescription’ but is more used in the meaning of ‘an instruction’ and food can be bought over the counter in the same way as normal pet foods.rnu003ch3 class=u0022display-4 mb-3u0022u003eCommon Reasons for Prescription Diet Foodu003c/h3u003ernWhile there are many reasons a vet may recommend a prescription diet the common ones include;rnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eWeight Lossu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eManage kidney diseaseu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eFood allergiesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eSkin conditionsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eBladder stonesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDiabetesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eHeart diseaseu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDigestive problemsu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernIf your vet recommends a prescriptions diet this can help speed up a pets’ recovery time, its day-to-day life, or assist in discovering what could be triggering other conditions such as allergies.rnrnAs always if you are unsure why you pet was recommended a prescription diet please reach out to your vet.
