I disagree, sqad and the part about overworked doctors...do me a favour.....we are talking about a 5 minute check up to see if a child has just a virus or something more, as unlikely it sounds.
Did you see annie's post?..... and i know someone who left it late and their child ended up having pneumonia............i do however agree with you, that you cant just go the doctors after 1 or 2 day's when geting these symptoms, but tigwigs daughter is on Day 4 now, and with regular calpol, the temperature is not going down, so just for the amount of time should be enough to warrant further inspection by the Doctor, if only to make sure the child is not suffering from another problem, or needs medication to clear the illness.
Parents are'nt doctors sqad, so of course, the call is theirs........in this case i would take her for an appt, as weekends here....surgery almost certainly shut tommorrow and the childs doctor KNOWS her history.........that is my opinion. :0)