Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Andrew Kent — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:47:57 GMT

Steroid responsive meningitis will often respond for a short period to NSAIDs as they will reduce the temperature and give analgesia.

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

David Mills — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:05:57 GMT

[quote user="Mark Lowrie"]

Pyrexia and pain would definitely fit a steroid-responsive meningitis - as would the rest of this dog's signalment. This most commonly manifests with neck pain so I would re-check the dog's temperature and also assess for neck pain (or spinal pain) regularly (weekly?) and if you have established pyrexia and pain I would agree with Andrew and consider CSF tap.

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Why would this seemingly respond to NSAIDs and antibiotics?

Another vote for it not being pyrexic here too

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Mark Lowrie — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:48:24 GMT

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Charlotte Marshall — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:53:02 GMT

I agree I would not really call this animal pyrexic. Some form of discomfort probably orthopaedic in origin would be my guess too.

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

James Laidlaw — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:53:32 GMT

I still wouldn't call it a fever. I'd call it a temperature within normal limits.

I'd focus on the clinical signs/symptoms and not on antibiotic treatment without some clinical evidence of infection. Panosteitis is a good suggestion with... No treatment. Are you possibly just looking for signs in a normal dog because the owners are worried about growing pains?

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:41:27 GMT

A hyperactive collie can easily have a 39.1c fever just from charging around and getting stressed in consult, but you do have clinical signs…lameness, fever, depression…panosteitis?

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:27:57 GMT

Very mild ?intermittent pyrexia, lethargy improving with antibiotics and NSAIDs

I would go for a focus of chronic infection, and try extended -3 or 4 weeks of antibiotics, before doing anything risky like CSF tap

I'llnow have all the academics shooting me down in flames for using antibiotics without a clear diagnosis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wynne

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:40:47 GMT

[quote user="James Laidlaw"]

I may be crazy (and prepared to suffer the consequences) - but 102.5 F = 39.17 deg C and 102 = under 39 deg C

Normal temp for dogs is 38-39. In an otherwise healthy dog I wouldn't be concerned about this temperature at all... Over 103 I might start being more concerned...

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I thought similar.

You could always cure it with a little pred...........

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

James Laidlaw — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:24:54 GMT

I may be crazy (and prepared to suffer the consequences) - but 102.5 F = 39.17 deg C and 102 = under 39 deg C

Normal temp for dogs is 38-39. In an otherwise healthy dog I wouldn't be concerned about this temperature at all... Over 103 I might start being more concerned...

Re: Pyrexic 8 mo collie

Andrew Kent — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:23:41 GMT

In a young dog with pyrexia and periods of lethargy I would still consider meningitis a possibility and so CSF analysis may help to rule this in/out, although 102 is not a raging pyrexia.

Andy