Hello everyone- I regret that my first post here is one asking for advice/help but I'm very concerned.
My yorkie is a year old (his birthday was "Cinco de Mayo") and he's never really been sick. Everyone in our house has been sick (people wise) and I didn't think much of it because as far as I know, dogs can't get human colds/flus, etc. Anyway, Frankie started sneezing a few days ago, but he does sneeze once in a while. I'd noticed he'd had clear discharge running from one side of his nose too, and I cleaned him up and didn't think anything of it except maybe allergies or the weather change.
Since he was small, he has always had a habit of sticking his tongue out a little on one side of his mouth. Incidentally, it's the same side as the nostril that was runny as well. Today, literally overnight, he's now missing a patch of hair right under his nose, and it looks a little bit inflamed.
He also seems kind of "slow". He isn't as interested in treats as usual, and he also just kinds of stands around and looks confused when I take him outside....he doesn't really want to walk around. He's also seeming to keep his tongue to that side of his mouth and while he was in "slow" mode, he had a lot of discharge from his nose and/or mouth in that area. (Just this once that I've spotted.)
But then he'll have these bursts of activity where he's playing and running and jumping and everything seems fine.
I'm really not sure what's going on. I didn't think his nose was runny enough to irritate him that badly that his hair would fall out overnight. (No, he hasn't been itching, either.) I've only seen him with a runny nose a few times, and it was clear (no sign of infection) and also after a sneeze.
Any ideas what's going on?
Thanks in advance for any help.
PS- I attached a picture so you can see what I'm talking about.