Breathing problems?

[the_edsta]

Just giving an update...

I brought her to the Vet and he dewormed her, suspecting perhaps something like a lung worm, and asked that I come back with a fecal sample from her.Well… I didn’t get one right away… and about a week later, she just stops eating.In summary: she didn’t eat in the month of july or in August.She drank water, I would occasionally force a nightcrawler down her throat, but in July she didn’t eat a thing and in August she probably had two nightcrawlers and a piece of white fish.

Honestly, I didn’t think she would still be alive at this point, but the doctor examined her, and only wanted a fecal.The visit cost $160.While we were in there, he noticed she was stiff in the lower 1/3 of her body.In mid-august, I noticed there seemed to be something hard in her… a lump.It didn’t really dawn on me until yesterday that it was ABSOLUTELY some kind of impaction.She was stiff, not eating, and something was happening in her intestinal track.
So… I put her in a warm bath, let her soak for a while, and then grabbed hold of the hard object.I got a good grip on it, and she twisted to get my grip free… I could feel air bubbles going around the lump, and some came out of her cloaca.I held that lump tight and let her fight against me, as it seemed to be budging the thing.After about five minutes of this, out popped this (pic attached)!

What do you think? At first I though substrate... but now it seems like a slug to me... It is about the size, shape, and hardness of a baby carrot (though waxier).