Docs or not? 6 yr old with fever and cough but no runny nose, please help

[clairelou285]

Hi everyone my daughter is 6 and has had a fever with a mild cough during the night but no runny nose or cold symptoms for the last 5 days. The cough has become worse the last two days and is now during the day as well. Her temp is between 39-40 she's been constantly tired, unusually quiet and is not eating. I've looked on nhs and other websites and they say to see a doctor if coughs last for 3 weeks but none mention the absence of runny nose. Should I be taking her the docs now or am I just being a fussy parent? Please help

[iamthedanger]

Hi Clairelou, just wanted to let you know my 6 yo ds has had exactly the same thing. He had it for nearly a fortnight and in the end we were prescribed amoxycillin for a chest infection. It took a good 10 days before his appetite started to appear and even now it's still not back to normal. There are some nasty bugs around. Hope she's better soon.

[Snappynewyear]

At the moment it sounds viral so antibiotics won't do anything, but if the fever has gone on longer than 3 days or is not coming down with calpol and ibuprofen, I would see a dr. Obviously if she is short if breath also get some medical advice.