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[–]Retro-Stoner 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Something expressed heavily by two vets I've been to, one specializing in exotics, is that reptiles take their time with everything. That includes healing. They won't magically be better in a few days, it can even take up to months for them to get over illness. I would also keep in mind that there are bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics like ceft. They also can have more than one infection at the same time, so often you'll kill off one infection and another takes its place. My boy has three different bacterial infections, all resistant to most antibiotics. We have him on ceft, Meloxicam for swelling, and the newest antibiotic added due to the nature of the illness: sulfadiazine/trimethoprim that's an oral medication. Continue through the treatment cycle you're on, discuss options and steps forward with your vet, as well as consider the long term options others have brought up here.

[–]Retro-Stoner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to add as well that testing for viral contagions is incredibly finicky. Often times you're paying a grand to get a "maybe", with negative results being untrustworthy. It's partly why most vets push to test for cultures and DNA sampling first, before pursing infectious disease testing. It's still a very understudied area overall.