So she was ultimately diagnosed with a bacterial infection. She's been getting antibiotic treatments twice a week (7 so far) Today is supposed to be the last one. Her appetite has returned, but now there's another issue I noticed last week and that seems to be getting worse. The front of her body seems very swollen. I've seen instances after a huge meal where you can tell they are full to the brim, but then it subsides after they digest or take a nice big poop. This is worse than that and it doesn't subside. She's swollen. She doesn't even use her front arms when she swims. She just pushes herself around with her back legs. She also doesn't seem to be pooping much if at all. I told the vet on Friday (on the last visit), but it wasn't the exotic vet that was there. This was a regular vet that just gave her the shot. He didn't say much other than they are treating her for a bacterial infection and if that doesn't fix it they would have to take an x-ray (which is $400 yikes!) to see what else may be going on inside. I've already spent close to $400 in shots and tests.
It's hard to imagine it's obesity because she's coming out of a period where she's been eating way less than usual, not more.
I have an appointment with the exotic vet tonight. Theoretically this would be her last antibiotic shot, but I fear something else is going on that's worse. I'm hoping maybe she's just kind of backed up and constipated from the shots and will return to normal, but I'm fearing the worst.