cowgirl sue
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- May 2, 2011
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Our county show is later this week and we finished shearing our two steers yesterday. One of them is continuously switching his tail and kicking at his belly like he has flies everywhere. He won't stand still and is even jumping some. Normally he is fine and very gentle. We have tried spraying him with the fly spray mixture we use regularly and it seems to help some. Not totally. But, after a short time (a few minutes) he is back at it. We also wetted him down and it seemed to help a little bit like the fly spray, but then he goes back to going bonkers. Yes, I do see a couple of flys flying around him and I guess if they land on him that is when he freaks out. But, I don't see anyway to totally get rid of all flies and I am not even sure that would solve the problem. I was wondering if maybe his skin is just over sensitive and if there is something we could rub all over him that would soothe it. Baby oil? Mineral oil? Just wondering if anyone had any ideas. If he continues like this, my nine year old is going to have a hard time showing him. The other one acts like it is bothering him some, but nothing like this. Any help and suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks!