What is it? Diarrhea refers to the passage of three or more loose or watery stools per day. The most common cause in children is viral. However, there are other reasons children can have diarrhea such as bacteria, parasites, food allergies and excessive juice intake. What are the symptoms? Diarrhea can occur isolated, meaning by...

What is it? Irritation/Inflammation of the eye that may be caused by viruses, bacteria, allergies or chemical exposure.  The most common cause of conjunctivitis in children is viral. What are the symptoms? Your child may have redness of the white part of the eye (sclera), mild swelling to the eyelids, itching and/or drainage of the...

What is it? A common cold, known as a Upper Respiratory Tract infection, is an illness caused by a number of different viruses such as rhinovirus, metapneumovirus or rhino/enterovirus. What are the symptoms? Your child may have fever, runny or stuffy nose, mild sore throat, watery eyes, headache, and and wet cough. These symptoms may...

What is it? A fever is defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics as body temperature greater than 100.4°F or 38°C taken with a thermometer.  There are a variety of ways to take a temperature:  by mouth, ear, forehead or rectum.  A fever is not a bad thing, since it can help your child’s body...

What is it? It is when stomach contents come up into, and are ejected beyond the mouth. In children, the most common cause are viruses. What are the symptoms? Your child may have viral symptoms such as fever, nausea, poor appetite, decreased activity, fatigue, abdominal pain or cramps. How do I treat it? Mild vomiting,...

Texas, Apr 6, 2020 – Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care, a pediatric urgent care provider with 13 clinics around San Antonio, New Braunfels and Dallas, announces the addition of telemedicine and enhanced measures to make all clinics safe for both patients and staff members. “All our locations remain safe and open late with extended hours...

Kids, at Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care we know that it can be scary to hear about coronavirus!  It has certainly changed every kid’s life, from your friends at school, to others in far away countries like China and Italy.  Watching the news, looking at social media, or just listening to your parents talk can make...

Testing for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is unavailable at Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care. We are verbally screening all patients and there have been no confirmed cases diagnosed at or through Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care. If you or your child have a cough and fever, have been in contact with someone with lab-confirmed...

At Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care, we continue to closely watch the news on 2019-nCoV, also known as the Wuhan Coronavirus, which is affecting so many citizens in the country of China.  Fortunately, since our last post on January 28, 2020, we have not seen an alarming rise in cases in the United States, and...

At Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care, we are watching the news about coronavirus as closely as you are, and we are here to answer as many questions as possible of this little known “new” virus. Human coronaviruses are very common throughout the world.  In fact, they are not entirely new, as scientists have known of...

Suction…Suction…Suction! At Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care, we care about your child with Bronchiolitis.  That is why we want to share some information about the condition. Bronchiolitis is a respiratory infection caused by a viral infection that causes symptoms such as fever, runny nose cough, vomiting, and in more severe causes, wheezing and respiratory distress (use...

All across the state pediatricians are asking themselves, what is happening?! This year’s respiratory season (or “flu season”) is off to a rocky start! With much higher numbers than predicted, primary care offices, urgent care clinics, and hospitals are seeing a very abnormal pattern to this year’s season. What is normal? Typically, flu season starts...