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