101.4 is within normal range, especially when you are looking for a temperature drop not a spike...so if you usually get 100.5 but tonight was one night you went as high as 101.4 your average is btwn those 2 numbers, generally closer to the 100.5.... a temperature drop would be a solid 1.5 to 2 degree drop at that time of day so it would be under 99 degrees. However, many dogs will have a lower temp in the morning so you also get a morning average...my dogs tend to be around 99.5 in the morning and 100.5 in evening...and if I am a home person I will also take it at mid day...always within an hour of the same time each day...in a.m. I take it around 7 a.m., at night I take it around 8 p.m....if I can I start to stop by around 12:30 during the day about 7 days before csection due..... if I did progesterone and got good reading on LH peak day within 24 hours or so...then I know our Csection day is not going to be way off scale anyway...and then I don't necessarily get too anal about noon reading unless I am seeing signs of discomfort and prelabor a bit early, then I come home during the day or bring her to work and put her in extra office...I am very lucky in this job that way! I have a terrific boss who is a dog person.
Lorraine