Hi Michelle, I am sorry I couldn't respond to this sooner. If you remember, Bandy had recurring fevers for well over a year...often as high as 106+.. After awhile of taking him to the vet, I had a prescription of .75mg dex for use at home...I would give him 1/2 pill at times and the temp would drop within 3 hours..sometimes, we would use the whole pill depending on how high it was and how he was acting..He didn't have any sort of infection going on though, but the dex is the drug they use to bring it down either way..I haven't had a chance to read all the responses yet either.. I did read that someone wrote about alcohol rub which is good as well as ice packs on their head.. Pred sometimes works to bring it down but not as fast as dex.. I have an ear thermometer and it didn't read as well at times either..It was .4 off from the rectal at the vet..but I got to where I could tell about Bandy's temp since he had it almost every 8 days like clock work.. I do hope all is well now..If you can get some pill form dex, it is a good thing to have on hand..I have always tried to keep some here as it is good to have in case of shock or any sort of emergency.. Keep us posted, Kerry, Angel Bandy and Inky
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