This is a topic that not many people think about. While it isn't a big factor in the grand scheme of things, some companies do provide some coverage for these diets. These diets are usually more expensive than your pet's usual diet. What is a prescription diet? It is a diet usually available only from your veterinarian for a specific medical condition. There are several companies that manufacture prescription diets like Hills, Iams, Purina, and Royal Canin. Examples of these diets are K/D for kidney failure, S/D and S/O for dissolution of struvite urinary stones, H/D for heart failure, etc.... Read more →