diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/shoes/cowboy.dm b/code/modules/clothing/shoes/cowboy.dm
index 0aa518bc136..a033a561439 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/shoes/cowboy.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/shoes/cowboy.dm
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@
 			occupant.forceMove(user.drop_location())
 			user.visible_message(span_warning("[user] recoils as something slithers out of [src]."), span_userdanger("You feel a sudden stabbing pain in your [pick("foot", "toe", "ankle")]!"))
 			user.Knockdown(20) //Is one second paralyze better here? I feel you would fall on your ass in some fashion.
-			user.apply_damage(5, BRUTE, target_zone)
-			if(istype(occupant, /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/retaliate))
-				user.reagents.add_reagent(/datum/reagent/toxin, 7)
-
-
+			occupant.UnarmedAttack(user, proximity_flag = TRUE)
 
 /obj/item/clothing/shoes/cowboy/dropped(mob/living/user)
 	. = ..()