My 17-mo old granddaughter has been sick for a week with fever ranging from 99.8 to 103.1 we took her to the doctor and were told that she had a viral infection and pink eye.  Today I noticed that her gums are red and inflammed and her appitite is extremely poor.  She is only eating about once a day and drinking very little fluids.  She is urinating but not as much as usual.  Yesterday she slept about 20 out of 24 hours.  The dr. did a UA and said that there is no infection but did not take blood for testing.  I am really worried that there is something more serious wrong with her, and dont know what to do.  My daughter has Kaiser and they wont approve her to be seen by another doctor.
Hello.she has mild to moderate range of fevers.the doctor must have thoroughly examined her(I suppose).and diagnosed to have a viral fever.does she have fever associated with chills?pain in stomach?is it a malaria prone area(i don't know where you stay)?with a viral infection the above said symptoms are common.wait for one two days and if you feel the fever isn't coming down take her to your doctor and get investigated.if she was my patient I would have advised a CBP malaria smear(depending on symptoms) X-ray or a scan as per need.if you have any more queries feel free to ask me.