Sonya Miles

Sonya Miles biogSonya Miles, BVSc, MRCVS, qualified from University of Bristol in 2013. She joined the Highcroft Veterinary Group exotic team in 2015 and is working towards a certificate in advanced veterinary practice.
Sonya has a special interest in reptiles and runs North Somerset Reptile Rescue. She has a number of reptiles, a cat, a dog and three horses. When not at Highcroft, Sonya enjoys training and riding her horses, and walking and training her dog – a collie cross.

May 2021

Suspected bladder stone in an African spurred tortoise

Sonya Miles recounts the case of this reptile that presented with anorexia and was reported to have passed gritty urates.

9 mins

May 2019

Surgical removal of soft tissue mass in a pet rat

Sonya Miles discusses a common presentation in these animals by using a case study – detailing surgery, recovery and outcome.

17 mins

April 2019

Management of pain in small furries: types and protocols

Sonya Miles looks at methods of assessing and managing these symptoms in exotic species.

25 mins
Ventral thermal burn in a royal python

Sonya Miles recalls the case of a four-year-old female snake that presented with a erythematous lesion to the ventrum.

9 mins

February 2019

Gastrointestinal obstruction in a leopard gecko

Sonya Miles describes her approach to removing a large abdominal mass from a lethargic, poorly cared for lizard.

9 mins

May 2018

Paget’s disease in a Brazilian rainbow boa

A Case Notes article from Sonya Miles takes the less-usual case of a three-year-old male, captive bred Brazilian rainbow boa.

8 mins

April 2018

Pre-ovulatory follicular stasis in a green iguana

Sonya Miles presents her latest Case Notes on a two-year-old female green iguana that presented with a two-week history of anorexia and lethargy.

10 mins

March 2018

Preovulatory follicular stasis in a tortoise

Sonya Miles describes the case of a 75-year-old spur-thighed tortoise that presented with the reproductive condition.

16 mins

February 2018

Dystocia in a corn snake

Sonya Miles details the examination, surgery and treatment of a five-year-old corn snake with multiple desiccated follicles and retained infertile eggs.

8 mins

January 2018

Tumour case in a hedgehog

Sonya Miles presents another Case Notes, this time on a three-year-old African pygmy hedgehog that initially presented after passing a small section of soft tissue material from her vulva.

10 mins

December 2017

Diagnosis and treatment of Knemidokoptes pilae infection in a budgerigar

Sonya Miles details a case where a budgerigar was infested with the burrowing mite, and methods used to identify and treat it.

19 mins

September 2017

Acute gastric dilation and jejunal obstruction in a domestic rabbit

Sonya Miles reports the case and treatment method of a rabbit that presented with symptoms of this condition.

18 mins

July 2017

Hamster cutaneous lymphoma

Sonya Miles describes the case of an adult Syrian hamster that presented with anorexia, alopecia and extreme skin scaling.

12 mins

June 2017

Anorexia and submandibular oedema in a male chameleon

Sonya Miles describes the case of a panther chameleon that presented with these symptoms, along with grip weakness.

14 mins
Treating GI obstruction in an Argentine horned frog

Sonya Miles reports on the case where a frog was diagnosed and treated for this condition, involving surgical removal.

14 mins