dream catcher
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I can't believe this is happening my daughter has fair the end on April here in washington for FFA she paid 900 for her show steer who was 1.17 a lb. now he weighs 1200lbs and on the gain and just looks assum black angus. She has paid for every thing and works hard with him everyday and vet was here for a horse that got cut and we walk out to other barn to see her show steer and here is his left hind hock on the front of it not back all swollen up and vet said it looked like the joint was involved and it was a bog spavan. I have heard of horses with it, my daughter has a lot into him. Doe's any one have any idea what to do I hate to see her miss fair and he is an assum built steer the vet thinks he is will put together too. She needs to show him so she can sell at fair. Will they count this down in the meat class? If he keeps gaining like he needs to will the weight cause more damage. We have him up so he can't move around a lot on it now. He use to go out durning the day and up at night. Just five weeks till fair. Or should we go a head and butcher him. He gets 25lbs grain a day. And has been to get the gain we need for fair. I wish the fair was latter in summer the Fair board pushs these animals to fast and hard to get the gain in time for fair I think. But any ideas on how to help his hock. Thanks