- Fever in Dogs -
A Canine Temperature

The body, whether ours or our dogs, is a miraculous thing. It has many ways to repair itself and fight off invading forces.

Let's look at fever in dogs. First of all, the normal dog temperature is 101.5 (I think that's one of the reasons they feel so good to cuddle.)

A canine fever is an ingenious way to kill an invading force in a sick dog.

Let's say you get the flu. Your temperature rises. While you are uncomfortable, the body's temperature stays high until it kills the virus or bacteria trying to harm you, and it works!

We have become so trained we attack a fever with pills to stop the fever. What we are really doing is attacking the very thing trying to heal us. In other words we are stopping the symptom rather than the disease. This just prolongs the healing process.

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Here is an example using two of my own children with a case the flu:

Day 1:
My 10-year-old son didn't feel well and had a slight rise in body temperature.

Day 2:
He felt awful and had a fever of 102 degrees, and then it rose that night. Trying to let nature take its course, I put him on the couch where I could watch him. Of course I was worried and nervous and took his temperature every few hours while I gave him water to sip and healthy frozen lime juice bars. The thermometer reading rose to 104 degrees and his eyes looked glassy. Very late that night his head felt a bit cooler, so I slept. The next morning it was gone and he looked completely normal.

Day 3:
He felt fine and his appetite returned.

MY DAUGHTER

Day 1:
My 15-year-old daughter caught the flu and insisted on taking ibuprofen and she insisted she needed to eat to keep up her strength. (She's at the age of knowing everything.) There was no fever with medicine.

Day 2:
She felt much worse and gave up eating since she couldn't keep anything down. Her temperature increased to 100.5.

Days 3 & 4:
Exhausted, she slept for both days while continuing the ibuprofen and I made her Healing Broth to sip on.Temperature hovered around 101.5

Day 5:
Dizzy and achy, she slept less and temperature stayed at 100 degrees.

Days 6 - 10:
She returned to school, while her temperature elevated slightly each night and she slept a great deal.

Day 11:
She finally felt better and stopped the ibuprofin.

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Let's look at a few important facts when it comes to illness and fever in dogs. First, food is not essential and will slow down the process of healing. Why? Digestion uses a LOT of the body's energy. Second, there are natural remedies to help the body heal quicker.

Fasting for Fever in Dogs

Usually there is a loss of appetite in a sick dog. That's not a bad thing at all. In fact, fasting is one of the oldest and most natural methods of healing. Learn why and how to help your dog heal through fasting.

How to Give Homeopathic Pills

Do NOT touch the pills (It dilutes them or renders them useless.) Rather shake them out into an envelope or folded piece of paper and crush with the back of a spoon. Pour into your dog's mouth where it is readily absorbed through the tissues. You should see improvement withing 24 hours. (My experience with remedies is improvement within 30 minutes to 4 hours.)

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