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