i am 22 mother from canada ontario i have a 22 month
old son.he has had flue like symptons since friday i
took him to a walk in clinic on saturday and the
doctor looked at him and said he had a virus of flue
and rsv she dident give me a percription she said that
their was nothing that would speed the virus or take
it away.she told me to take noah home and just give
him tylenol and prop his mattress up a bit at bed time
today is monday and he still has a fever even with
the tylenol. he is very whiney and laying around and
his cough sounds like a dog barking.he is drinking
lots of fluid just not eating.what should i do.

Hello,

Your little guy sounds like he could have laryngotracheobronchits, or better known as croup.

Croup is a swelling of the airway which can cause children to  cough or "bark" like seals (or dogs).

It is primarily caused by viruses, such as RSV, and the kids will have a low grade fever, feel grumpy, and not want to eat much.

You have to let the virus work its way out of him, and just keep doing what you are doing...tylenol and fluids.

If he is not better in the next 2-3 days, take him back to the doctor.

I hope he is better soon. Dr. Mike

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