There are plenty of natural ways to bring a fever down and I do believe in the whole "a fever is the body's way to fight infection" thing so while I wouldn't take what the parent said as gospel I can see situations where the dr. is not too concerned with a fever, especially if the child was there in front of him and he can see they are not lethargic, dehydrated, etc. I believe the "normal" consideration for a high fever is 103 - but that to me means take action to bring it down, not necessarily a visit to a dr. or ER unless there are other symptoms or if it won't come down using medication/natural remedies.

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