Originally posted by sirrahved

She was vaccinated at the shelter on 6/22 for kennel cough. Obviously that wasn't soon enough!

Can Marshmallow catch kennel cough?
The vaccine for kennel cough is not terribly effective, even if given regularly. Kennel cough, like the human cold, has hundreds of variations and the vaccine can't catch them all. I had it go through my pack in March of this year--imagine 18 dogs hacking at the same time. It was fun!

Marshmellow is a cat right? Cats can not get kennel cough.

The spot on her belly looks like the ones my Sleet gets when her allergies flare up. Allergies could also explain the sneezing and running eyes. Kennel cough has very distinct symptoms--she would be coughing alot and bringing up a white-yellow foamy bile when she coughs.

If she has kennel cough, that's why she's not eating! It depressed their energy and appetite. Be careful with trying to get her to eat. An otherwise healthy dog will not starve itself! If you keep giving her treats, she'll continue to not eat her food. You'll end up with a spoiled dog on your hands who never eats properly!! Being spayed might be affecting her too. Some dogs take longer to recover than others. If she had kennel cough when she was spayed, her recovery will take longer. The spay probably should have waited until the kennel cough was gone, but some dogs don't show the symptoms for awhile.

I have a dog who is a fussy eater. What I do is give him his bowl, wait 20 minutes and take it away. If he hasn't eaten I'll offer it again in a couple hours. if he still doesn't eat, he has to wait til the next regular meal time. He's been fussy since he was a puppy and on average eats once every three days. His weight is perfect, he's got tons of energy and is very healthy. Dogs are better at regulating themselves than humans are! They don't eat because they are bored, sad, stressed ect. They only eat because they are hungry. I'd be 10 pounds lighter if I could do that!!

Good luck and have fun with her!