Diseases of Chinchillas

Diseases of Chinchillas

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTORY NOTE
1) CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Natural Habit at of Chinchillas
Housing
Nutrition
2) HYGIENE
Dust Baths
Deaths
Quarantine
3) ANATOMY
External Anatomy
Digestive Tract
Respiratory Organs
Female Sex Organs
Male Sex Organs
Anal Sac
Endocrine Organs
Seasonal Diseases and Mortality Cycles
How to Examine Chinchillas
Laboratory Tests
4) REPRODUCTION
Estrus
Fertility Problems in Chinchilla Females
Male Fertility and Ability to Copulate
Artificial Insemination
Pregnancy Diagnosis
Parturition Problems
Caesarean Section
5) THE YOUNG
Rearing Problems
Artificial Rearing
Accidents
Juvenile Mortality
Deformities
6) PHYSICAL DISORDERS
Fractures
Bites
Convulsions
7) INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITES
Listeriosis
Pasteurella
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Other Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Comments about Medications
Administering Medication
Stress
Treatments
Immunization
Dental Anomalies
Parasites
8) SKIN AND FUR PROBLEMS
Inflammations
Fur Breaking
Fur Biting
Fungus Infections
Skin Parasites
9) MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Euthanasia
Disinfection
Important Data
Medications
INDEX