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