Two Weeks Later

Friday we gave Miles his last dose of Metronidazole, so we thought. He was doing well until Sunday. He started getting a little sick, so we ended up giving him a half of a pill. He did have some diarrhea & threw up once, but it was the first time in 2 weeks. Miles has gained 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks. That is fantastic! His litter mate is up to 43 pounds & Miles is up to 38 now. He's catching up! I'm hoping if we have to keep him on the pills, he may only need half of a pill every other day, which is not bad at all. He does seem to still be doing paw chewing every now & then. I do remember our Vet saying the allergy symptoms can take about a month to subside though. 

At the end of last week Miles did have some leg pain/weakness. He was playing hard with Riley & their pal, Vena when I noticed he started limping. He slammed into the patio table & wouldn't put any weight on his back left leg. I carried him in the house & rubbed his leg for a minute (which he liked & seemed to help). He limped around the rest of the night but has seemed fine since then. 

We have been working with him on his fear of people non stop. It's going well, just slowly. I take him everywhere I go. When I picked up my son & his friend from the movie theater I brought Miles with & he sat in between the boys with no issues. Glen & I took him over to our friend's house where there were other adults & kids. Miles was shy but seemed to warm up to everyone. He explored their house & ended up falling asleep on their couch. My parents came over with their 4 young kids & Miles did hide in the corner most of their visit. He seemed to get comfortable with my youngest sister, who is 4, and my step mom. He has a long way to go but is making improvements every time he is around new people. We are very proud of his progress.