when to go to the hospital for asthma

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My GranRABon just woke up at 2:30am gagging, coughing, etc. We gave him a quick treatment. He had thirst, shivering, threw up the water. We did a second treatment (albuteral), did a makeshift tent with a vaporizer. He is resting now. I've read around the net to see when to go to the ER. We do not have the meter mentioned (yet) but he had a 101.2 fever. We gave him motrin for comfort which worked bc he is quietly sleeping right now, coughs occassionally. I read quite a few articles about when to go to ER but didnt see anything about fever. I plan to take him in the am but since i dont have the meter and know his readings, should we not wait until morning? Or wait until he wakes and see how he is?
 
If he's got a fever it's something other than asthma....or in addition to it. You don't say how old he is so it's hard to say anything definitive. However, if he is not seeing a pediatric pulmonologist, he should. If he is, then you need to ask about a written plan for treating his asthma. There is a great thread on here fromearlier this year about asthma treatment plans. No one with asthma should be without one. It tells you exactly what to do when and gives you the tools to work it (scrips, etc).
 
I agree with Titchou on everything. I wrote a thread recently on asthma plans. I'll bump it up for you. It gives a general overview of what most standard asthma plans include.
 
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