I have had several gout attacks, foot, knee, and elbow, and usually they are accompanied by a mild fever.   Until now I could never find anything on the web where someone else had the same experience.  Right now I am suffering from a gout attack in my ankle that has lasted several weeks.  Drinking lots of water – taking Vitamin C, (??), and going out today to get some Aleve to see if that helps since I ran out of Ibuprofen.