My dog woke up with diarrhea this morning. Has been eating and drinking normally today. I gave her chicken and rice to eat. Now she is panting and shaking a little bit. I'm assuming she's panting because of the pain and the shaking is from her intestinal pain but just wasn't sure if I needed to do something right away for her or see if her poop gets solid from the rice and she feels better tomorrow. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 5 years and 5 months old | 65 lbs

Poor Jolene. Good job starting the bland diet! She likely feels poorly from the diarrhea, and it may be she has a fever causing the panting and shaking. If you can take her temperature rectally, I recommend doing that. A dog's normal temperature is between 101-102.5F. If her temperature is above 103F, take her into a vet right away. Otherwise, wait and see how her poop looks while on the bland diet. If she continues to have diarrhea, have her seen by a vet.

He is having high temperature probably and that, with the diarrhoea episode, would be a sign of gastrointestinal infection or potentially shaking could be due to discomfort/pain. I would recommend a veterinary check up as only a physical examination can confirm these clinical suspicions and set up appropriate treatment. I would definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist or you notice diarrhoea, more vomiting, lethargy or inappetence.