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my friend's cat has had irritated, runny, crusty pink eyes for the past year or so. he's less than 2 years old and he just looks miserable all the time. she's taken him to her vet and she said its allergies but she stopped trying to give him pills because it was too much trouble. i know most pet allergies are from foods and i've told her she should try switching to a hypoallergenic food. what else could she try?

The fact that the cat has crusty eyes worries me. Usually this indicates dried pus which can be the result of an infection. Your friend needs to take the cat back to the vet, or preferably to a different vet - perhaps a feline only practitioner.

There are different foods that are supposedly hypoallergenic - someone makes a rice and lamb food, but I'm not sure who. Anyhow, until the cat has been re-examined it is hard to say what your friend should do.
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