<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My 1 year old son has an extremely bad cough, it is starting to make him sick. we cannot get to the doctor because of the adverse weather condition but my 3 year old daughter has an antobitic for tonsilitis called calvapen. could i give him a small dose of this till we can get to a doctor  <response>: Hi, Cough and cold are viral 95 of the times in child Chat Doctor. For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mgkgdose max ceiling dose 500 mg every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mgkgdose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 