Matching Pairs Chinchilla Diseases & AilmentsOnline version Match the disease/ailment with the description. by Mia Haaland 1 Dental deformity, teeth are overgrown or do not properly meet. 2 Listlessness, failure to eat, difficulty breathing, sneezing, fever, weight loss. 3 Hair loss and reddening around the eyes, ears and base of tail. Highly contagious to other animals and humans. 4 Common intestinal parasite that is protozoal. It is often caught through drinking water and spread from feces. This is zoonotic. 5 Bacteria that is often found in unclean drinking water or unsanitary conditions. Causes loss of appetite, weight, diarrhea, constipation, inflammation of eyes and ears, pneumonia, and abortion. 6 Twisting and lowering of head, hanging head to one side, and running in circles. 7 Inflammation of mammary gland. 8 Inflammation of uterus. 9 Patches of short fur. Caused by malnutrition, small cages, drafts, boredom. 10 Swelling and redness around the eye, sensitivity to light, watering and pus coming from eye. 11 Accumulation of pus in the uterus. 12 Neurological signs such as trembling, circling, convulsions, paralysis. Thiamine/vitamin B deficiency Metritis Giardia Malocclusion Conjunctivitis Ringworm Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mastitis Pyometra Pneumonia Fur chewing Inner ear infection (otitis)