still spotty

[flea]

I am worrying a little about the Dillo tonight. The rash came on during the day Tuesday. That night he was 99.6, and it seemed like a minor thing. He was a little cranky but pretty well Wednesday and today, though he has had very little appetite. Mostly just nursing. This evening a reasonably good fever has come on though - he was 101.8. He's sleeping but seems a little congested - is mouth-breathing.

I wasn't worried before now since he seemed basically well, if spotty. But now that he seems sick I am more worried. Logically, this is just some random virus. It's not a good match symptomatically for chicken pox, cocksackie, Fifth disease, or roseola; he's been immunized for measles and rubella, and they've eradicated smallpox. Somehow I'd be less worried if I could name it.

Maybe we'll try to take him in tomorrow.

Comments

[cashmerepett.livejournal.com]

I'd do the same thing in your shoes. It's the not knowing that sucks.

[burrell.livejournal.com]

yeah, take him in, if only to hear the doctor say, "Well, a lot of viruses can cause rashes, just keep an eye on him." (Translation: it's just some random virus.)

[mightyurchin.livejournal.com]

When you said the rash was all over, I wondered if maybe he had a reaction to something in the water at the sprayground. Though I suppose that's a long time for it to take the reaction to appear since he was in the water on Saturday. I'd take him to the doctor.