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