Yeah, I would guess she fed him pretty liberally (not sure what though). Maybe he's older than I think too. Actually he just recently went through a funk and seemed pretty sick. He displayed some symptoms of an upper respiratory infection except that instead of refusing to enter the water, he would not leave the water. He essentially slept all day, refused to eat, and his eyes got swollen. I was pretty worried. I took him to see a vet and they thought it might actually be a vitamin A deficiency. He's had a very diverse diet since I've had him, but I suspect the deficiency may have occurred with his previous owner. At any rate, I bumped up the water temp, got him out for more natural sunlight, and used some eye-drops (w/ vitamin A). He's since gotten his appetite back and looks good again. Hopefully he's in the clear, but I've also been soaking some of his food in cod liver oil to boost his vitamin A intake. Ever had any experiences like that? Maybe I was overreacting. His weight stayed relatively stable and whatever he had seems to have been fairly mild (the vet was not too concerned). Needless to say, I'll be keeping a close eye on him though.

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