my daughter is 2.5 years old. She has bad throat, mucus cough and a loss of appetite. She does have milk but the intake has reduced. In evening she tend to get fever again, cheeks go maroon during that time. SHe takes medicines but not three times. Giving it to her 2 times a dy is also a task. What do i do?
Hi... By what you quote I feel that your kid might be having a viral pharyngitis going on. It may be associated with cough too. 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\u00a0mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) 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\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal