author(s)
CM Bhadesiya, GR Chaudhary, TP Patel, LM Sorathiya, VA Patel, PJ Gajjar and MJ Anikar

abstract
Veterinarians are frequently involved in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases of different animal species including reptiles. A strong database based on large-scale investigations on existing ailments in reptile is needed in India. A university veterinary hospital provides a unique and strong platform to assess latest information on diseases of any animal species. The veterinary hospital of Kamdhenu University, Gujarat was started in April-2018 and is dealing with diagnosis and treatment of different animals. A study was undertaken to record prevalence of different diseases and disorders of reptiles on the basis of cases registered between April-2018 to December-2019. Overall, 2586 cases were registered out of which, 57 cases were reptiles with an overall prevalence of 02.20%. The registered cases belonged to 10 individual reptilian species and diseases were recorded under 11 of 17 subcategories defined for the study. Overall, highest percentage of cases were brought for general health checkup before release followed by clinical cases of digestive disorders, dermatological disorders, minor surgical conditions, general systemic conditions, dog-bite, respiratory tract disorders, major surgical conditions, nutritional/metabolic/deficiency disorders, locomotory disorders, toxicity/poisoning and miscellaneous conditions. It is concluded that the results of the study will provide a baseline data on existing disease conditions in reptiles and also generate a strong platform for research benefiting the reptiles in future.