https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/28566/using-fans-cooling-devices-on-pyrexic-patients Obviously we have a few pyrexic patients in, and over the summer it has been warm in the building. Some of our staff will put fans on the pyrexic patients to cool them down. My understanding is pyrexia is caused by the body increasing the normal bodyen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/216225?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:13:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3b60ee8b-ac05-4349-a3b4-ca4d045679d7Lindsey Edwards<p>[quote user=&quot;robloxley&quot;] having the aircon on max is less good for the recovering postop patients in kennels...&nbsp;[/quote]</p> <p></p> <p>I would hope most clinics don&#39;t have recovering post-op patients alongside unwell/pyrexic (granted heat stroke/hyperthermic patients are unlikely to be infectious). Aside from biosecurity risks, treatment aims are completely different and would lead me to look for separate rooms if at all possible.</p> <p>Do most clinics have some sort of isolation/medical case area away from surgery/recovery ward?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/216116?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:36:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:999240e5-6ba2-44ee-8b53-046e6849edaeRob Loxley<p>I am unconvinced we see many patients whose pyrexia causes any ill effects to warrant active cooling. I&#39;ve see it done and I worry people are confused about pyrexia vs hyperthermia. Also it risks chilling the patient if not done well, and having the aircon on max is less good for the recovering postop patients in kennels...&nbsp;</p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Anthony Dennison&quot;]active cooling may worsen the pyrexia as until it resolves they will be actively trying to increase their temp back up to the abnormal set point[/quote]</p> <p>Such active cooling could potentially cause peripheral vasoconstriction, which would be counterproductive, or if done excessively then even shivering which also can increase core temperature</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/216101?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:22:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c35b8a64-166e-43e5-9cb4-93d6db499d50Lindsey Edwards<p>I agree, may not be right but I try to keep ambient temperature and humidity cool/comfortable without active cooling of the patient.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/216070?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:07:10 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4f3aaee7-c5e2-43b5-bc72-69904e609962Beats<p>depends on the patient a bit. if its got a temperature of 42&#39;C and is panting heavily in a warm environement and I gave it some paracetmamol an hour ago, i&#39;d reckon it&#39;s trying to cool itself down and a fan is likely to assist.</p> <p>A pyrexic patient in a warm environment will struggle to cool itself down when the thermostat corrects more than a pyrexic patient in a cool/normal environment.</p> <p>Excessive hyperthermia, irrespective of cause, is likely detrimental.</p> <p>Equally, putting wet towels on a dog with septic peritonitis and massive pyrexia probably isn&#39;t the answer...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>