These foods are characterized by a recipe specially selected and adapted to a particular disease, making them a product with special dietary qualities. Its use must be consulted with a veterinarian and carefully adapted to the nutritional needs of a particular pet. The duration of use of a veterinary diet is limited and must last until the symptoms of a certain disease disappear.
The use of high quality maintenance foods in the daily diet of dogs and cats should ensure their normal functioning. Unfortunately, foods that are sometimes poorly selected and with low nutritional value, unfavorable living conditions or individual predispositions related to age, race, physiological condition, require switching from maintenance food to a veterinary diet.