African Boerboels

Hi my boerboel has some kind of skin problem and i got creams and shampoo's and u name it from my Vet and she had a look at the skin under a microscope but the skin problems does not seem to clear.

He has spots over his body with hair falling out,and it must be itchy coz he scratches himself until it bleeds,and it's making me real sad to see him like this coz he's such a lovely dog and i am doing everthing i can to help him but nothing works.

The black part around his mouth is scratched "raw" so to speak and it bleeds a lot and he smells bad,and i dnt know if it's safe for my little un to be near him so i am keeping them apart even tho it's tough coz they love each other so much.

Please help me with some advice coz it does not seem that the Vet's here has any...

-Mersile-

My Boerboel is also having skin problems. I changed her food several times and she has been on antibiotics, which help, but hot spots return. So any help would be appreciated.

What food are you feeding your dog? It sounds like an allergy, turned into a secondary infection, like perhaps yeast. It could also be mange, in fact there are a lot of conditions it may be. A skin scrape and a biopsy should be able to rule a few things out. What has your vet done so far, and what has he tested for?