Just when i thought i'm going to have a full night rest... :p
Karen had a bit of fever the day before and it became a really high fever at midnight on Wednesday. She was so hot to touch that when I measured her temperature it was 40 degree! What a shock! All I could think of is cooling her down. I opened the windows to get some cold air in, switched on the laptop and get her favorite Youtube playlist running to keep her entertained while I grab the gears. She hated the wet cloth on her face and head but was happy to undress and put on cooler wear, she was also willing to have a cool drink from her drinking bottle. And each time I coaxed, she would drink a little more. She was so lethargic that all she would do is to lie down and watched the programs. I gave her another dose medication and bless our good fortune, she was happy to take that too!
Andrew's working night shift so I tried calling him but he couldn't pick up his phone. I left him a sms hoping he would be able to come home soon. If I couldn't bring her temperature down, we might have to bring her to the doctor. Fortunately, her fever did came down to 38 and hover around that range. As soon as her fever was better and she felt better, I tried to get her to go back to bed. She was asleep in an instant. Poor kid. Daddy came home right after she had fallen asleep. He had to measure her temperature again and wake her up to be sure she's alright. lol... Karen was protesting because she wanna go back to bed.
We brought her to the doctor the next day because her fever keeps going right back up. She was given some antibiotics and that did the job. Although she won't eat anything for the day nor would she drink her milk, she would drink water from her little straw cup. That evening we gave her a bit of ice cream as a treat since she still hasn't eaten anything or wanted any food. lol... she must be feeling better by then because she was so pleased with the ice cream.
I'm just thankful that she was really cooperative during the "height" of the fever and that the dogs were very well behaved too. Both dogs kept to their bed corners and didn't bother me when i was running around the house looking for stuffs. They didn't even whine to go to the bathroom but stayed quiet throughout so that Karen can sleep. Sigh, I hope we won't have to go through that again. (wishful thinking! Yeah right!...
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