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