Re: just the beginning/ Heat & dehydration

[Guest guest]

My son reacts to heat the same way. Since he doesn't seem to get

thirsty, it took us a while to recognize that fever,

lethargy, and generally not feeling well were signs of dehydration. Now

that we have him force fluids

(especially Gatorade) on hot days, he usually can avoid the fever and

sick feeling.

M

Keslar wrote:

>...

>Yesterday it was rather warm here in Wyoming (94*), ... Usually is

>sucking down the Gatorade but he seemed to not be doing it yesterday. About

>three ... he complained of not feeling good and was more whiny than usual. ...

We get him some

>Gatorade ... We weren't out more

>than ten minutes. In the vet's office he wanted held and was crying most of

>the time. ...

>Half way home he loses it. Red Gatorade all over the new truck. He started

>crying and we sped home. ...WHen we got home I put him in

>the bath and took his temp. 102.3* under the arm. We called the doc and they

>said either heat or flu. But the fever went as quickly as it came, so it was

>the heat. Just amazing how quick it came on.

>

>

> mom to soon to be 4wcf and Brenna 7wocf

>

>

[Guest guest]

The odd thing was that jeremiah was never sweaty and even tho he is three he

is good about sucking down the gatorade. He is usually good at maintaining

his own intake and has never balked at having to do so. And on top of that

we hadn't been outside all day. Last year and the years before we had always

been outside all the time and never had a problem like this happen.

shannon

>

>Reply-To: cfparents

>To: cfparents

>Subject: Re: just the beginning/ Heat & dehydration

>Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 15:45:24 -0400

>

>My son reacts to heat the same way. Since he doesn't seem to get

>thirsty, it took us a while to recognize that fever,

>lethargy, and generally not feeling well were signs of dehydration. Now

>that we have him force fluids

>(especially Gatorade) on hot days, he usually can avoid the fever and

>sick feeling.

>

> M

>

> Keslar wrote:

>

> >...

> >Yesterday it was rather warm here in Wyoming (94*), ... Usually

>is

> >sucking down the Gatorade but he seemed to not be doing it yesterday.

>About

> >three ... he complained of not feeling good and was more whiny than

>usual. ... We get him some

> >Gatorade ... We weren't out more

> >than ten minutes. In the vet's office he wanted held and was crying most

>of

> >the time. ...

> >Half way home he loses it. Red Gatorade all over the new truck. He

>started

> >crying and we sped home. ...WHen we got home I put him in

> >the bath and took his temp. 102.3* under the arm. We called the doc and

>they

> >said either heat or flu. But the fever went as quickly as it came, so it

>was

> >the heat. Just amazing how quick it came on.

> >

> >

> > mom to soon to be 4wcf and Brenna 7wocf

> >

> >

>

>

>

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