Hi, Deb, Glad to hear you have him home again. We had some experience with temp hikes too, and they are very scary, to say the least. One thing I had to get used to during those times was that we needed to chart the temp 30 to 45 minutes after the fever reducing med. was given to see if it was working [if not, we applied cold compresses] and then again within an hour or so. It can cause panic along with sleepless nights. I also learned to really push water and Pedialyte when John had a fever. Stay strong. Amy in the Ozarks