# Treating fever in a three-year-old

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 2, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580 "2003-03-02T14:24:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580/21 "2003-03-04T01:24:27Z")

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I see that her temp came down, but I thought I’d share this tidbit. When our older son had a fairly high temperature recently (over 103) we called the hospital for advice. One thing they mentioned was to use a damp cool rag on his feet. It seemed to help.

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**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580/22 "2003-03-04T02:09:13Z")

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> _Originally posted by Roadwalker_  
> The days will come when you will be the giver of advice about children.

The funny thing, **Roadwalker** , is that I **have** been the giver of advice in the past. It’s just that, waiting so long between the second child and the third (eight years), I’ve forgotten a lot since my older two went through this kind of stuff!

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> _Originally posted by Cessandra_  
> One thing they mentioned was to use a damp cool rag on his feet. It seemed to help.

Thanks! This is one I’ve never heard before!

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**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580/23 "2003-03-04T02:30:29Z")

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I’d never heard it before, either, but Texas Children’s is one of the best pediatric hospitals in the world, so I trust them. 🙂

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**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580/24 "2003-03-04T05:23:39Z")

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While you’re alternating ibuprofin and acetaminophen remember that the liquid does are based on the idea that children will spit out a certain percentage of the syrup.

There’s no reason to make sure they get every single last drop.

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**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-fever-in-a-three-year-old/158580/25 "2003-03-04T11:10:00Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Cessandra \*  
> \*\*I’d never heard it before, either, but Texas Children’s is one of the best pediatric hospitals in the world, so I trust them. 🙂 \*\*

I don’t doubt you for a moment, but **damn** that would be a long drive to get her treated!😛

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