My new puppy has a skin pro..

I have a new chiwienie and she has small rough patches on her stomach. Could this be from fleas or what other skin disorders could a puppy have she is about 5 weeks old. Her brother also has the dry patches on his stomach. Does anyone know what I can do to help her with her being so young? Links would be appreciated

Demodex mange is a good possibility and its usually passed on from the mother to a puppy with a already weakened immune system. Its flippin' horrible and expensive if its not treated very soon! It can become generalized and cost you a mini-fortune!!

But it could be a whole host of other things. The only reason I thought Demodex mange is because they are still with their mom and one day my husband found this little 6-8 week old, fuzzy mutt wandering around the parking lot near where he eats lunch and brought it home. She had had the small rough patches that all of a sudden grew overnight and forced us to max out our "care-credit" vet charge card. It was Dem. Mange!! Its NOT contagious.I decided to do my own research and came accross this link below...great link with alot of information , scroll down the page and choose a topic from the index.. PLEASE read up before you make any decisions and good luck!

Bring her to a vet and have those spots scraped to test for demodex mange. It is usually a result of a weak immune system. It is treatable but it's no fun and not inexpensive.