Quote Originally Posted by wolfsoul View Post
DON'T give a cold bath! Cold will only chill the skin, not the body temperature, and it will force the body to overcompensate and become stressed by trying to fight off the infection and stay warm at the same time. If he shivers his body temperature will actually rise. A cold bath is very dangerous for this reason! You can give a lukewarm bath if you must, but it's best just to keep him at whatever temperature is comfortable for him, and give him Tylenol or another fever-reducer. Normally I'd say try to break it with heat, but not in a fever that high or in a young child.
Good luck and I hope the antibiotics work quickly!
This is correct, you can take some clothing off and keep the house cool though and god forbid if he has a seizure keep him cool.

My daughter use to run those high temps and it scared me to death, it can actually do damage to their teeth so its good to try to keep it down.

You should see it come down right away with the antibiotics if he is getting pneumonia, your little guy will be in my prayers...and you I know its hard on you too.