High fevers and teething???

i have a 10 month old...who just today at around noon sprung a 101.5 degree fever....I gave him infants motrin and it went away...after his nap when he woke up he was so hot....his temp was 103.5. I rushed him to the doctor he said that teething doesnt cause those kind of temps. But he has no other signs and symptoms. they gave him childrens tylenol in the office and his fever dropped to 101.9 but within 1 1/2 hours it was back up to 102.8. i was advised to alternate between motrin and tylenol every 3 hours but the fever hasnt dropped below 100.8...... Is it possible that the fever is from teething?

High fevers and teething???
A "low grade" fever is normal during teething as well as a little runny nose and diarreha. His fever is much to high to be due to teething. He probably has a little virus or something. I would suggest keep alternating tylenol and motrin every 4 hours and if the fever is still present after 2 days, he should be seen again by the doctor. Sometimes an ear infection can cause this and not be recognized right away if the fluid is behind the ear drum....Just watch him and see if he shows any other symptoms other than the teething. HTH, and good luck, hope he feels better soon.
Reply:I would guess your son probably has some type of virus. My children have had just fevers with no other symptoms too. Hopefully he'll be feeling better in the next day or so. Good luck. I know it is awful to see your child sick.
Reply:Most likely if he doesn't have any other symptoms or signs as you say. My daughter is going through the same thing as well (she is also 10 months old). Teething affects every baby differently. I would keep alternating between the Tylenol and Motrin, that always seems to work the best. However if the fever is there for another day or so I would call the doc again. Have him suck/chew on a cold washcloth, it relieves the pain of teething and will also help his temp go down a little.
Reply:It is generally accepted that teething may cause low grade fevers. High grade fevers, such as your child's, is probably due to a virus. Give plenty of fluids and keep her comfortable.
Reply:My daughter...who is about to be 2...had a few fevers that got pretty high when she was teething. However my son never got fevers...he was just really fussy. Follow your gut...if you feel that it is something else..take him back to the doctor's. It is better to be safe than sorry...and that is what the doctor's are there for! I hope he feels better soon :)
Reply:If your doctor said that teething doesn't cause those kinds of temps, you need to call him or go to the ER. Excessive and long fevers can cause seizures! Good luck to you and the little guy!
Reply:Is he drooling a lot? Does he have rash on his bottom? Those two things were always present and lack of appetite and fever too. I know everyone says no fever but Im sorry I think its part of it. Or it can be teething lowers immunity so a concurrent virus attacks. Either way, ss long as fever is below 103 its ok. Try to replace the fluids though, lost through the fever. 100.8 is fine now. Usually they spike late afternoons just as yours did. Then you age so much and in a few days all is well ! Sorry
Reply:Hun, you need to up his fluid intake. But personally, I would take him to Clear Lake Regional ER asap!!
Reply:No teething does not cause fevers that high. My 16 month old just got over a nasty virus. High fevers spiking to 104 and 105 at night. The only way I could control them was to alternate Tylenol and Motrin. She had a cough and several days later had a runny nose. I took her to the doctor 2 times during the week she was sick and she even had a chest x-ray. She is fine now. When she is teething, which she is, she maybe get a temp right around 100, but not really high. I hope your baby feels better.
Reply:my 10 month old recently did the same thing and we took her to the doc. i though it was from teething but she actually had an ear infection, you may want the doc. the check the babys ears just in case