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Snake Oil

Pre-show pain, inflammation, and muscle fatigue supplement — collagen, turmeric, and chondroitin provide joint support, calming, and physical comfort for animals that have been heavily walked, braced, and hauled

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Overview

Snake Oil is All N Supplements’ pain, inflammation, and calming supplement for show day and the final prep period — a natural joint and recovery formula built around three disclosed active ingredients: hydrolyzed collagen peptides, turmeric curcumin, and chondroitin sulfate. These are the same three ingredients widely used in human joint health supplements, adapted here for show livestock. Available in two delivery formats: a paste tube (30ml and 80ml sizes) for targeted pre-show dosing, and a pellet (10 oz bag and 3 lb canister) for daily feeding in the final week. Results are described as visible within 1–2 hours. The product has reportedly sold out multiple times since launch, indicating strong show circuit demand. No copper in the disclosed ingredient list — likely safe for sheep.


Manufacturer Specifications

Guaranteed Analysis

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Key Ingredients / Active Components

IngredientRole
Hydrolyzed Collagen PeptidesBioavailable collagen precursor — joint cartilage repair, connective tissue support, muscle recovery
Turmeric CurcuminAnti-inflammatory compound — reduces joint and muscle inflammation; mild calming effect at therapeutic doses
Chondroitin SulfateCartilage component — lubricates joints, reduces pain signals, supports structural integrity

Official Feeding Rate

  • Paste: 5ml per 100 lbs body weight (all species)
    • 60 lb lamb → 3ml; 100 lb lamb → 5ml; 150 lb lamb → 7.5ml
  • Pellet: 0.5 oz per 100 lbs body weight, 1–2 feedings before show
  • Onset: Effects visible within 1–2 hours
  • Species notes: All species; labeled safe for market animals

Sheep Safety

Copper: No copper in the disclosed ingredient list (hydrolyzed collagen, turmeric, chondroitin). These are structural/botanical ingredients with no mineral supplementation component. Confirm full guaranteed analysis from All N, but based on disclosed ingredients this product is very likely copper-safe for sheep.


Show Circuit Use

Sources: allnsupplements.com; Facebook product launch post; brand ambassador content

How Experienced Feeders Actually Use It

Snake Oil addresses a specific and often overlooked challenge in the show barn: animals that have been intensively walked, braced, and conditioned for months arrive at the show stiff, sore, and uncomfortable — which affects how they move and stand in the ring. The product’s claimed mechanism (anti-inflammatory turmeric + joint-supportive collagen and chondroitin) targets this directly.

Physical comfort use: Lambs that have been braced and walked heavily in the final weeks often show stiffness in the back legs. Snake Oil fed in the pellet form in the final 2–3 days reduces this stiffness and helps the animal move more naturally.

Calming effect: Turmeric curcumin at therapeutic doses has a measurable calming/anxiolytic effect in livestock — distinct from sedation. Animals are reported to be more relaxed and trainable after consistent use.

Trailer/hauling comfort: Snake Oil is specifically called out by All N for use before and during hauling — reducing the physical discomfort of long trailer rides and arrival stress.

Real-World Feeding Rate

  • Paste: Per body weight — 5ml per 100 lbs, administered 1–2 hours before show
  • Pellet: 0.5 oz per 100 lbs, fed 1–2 days before and on show day

Phase Protocols

Show Week (Days 5–1)

  • Pellet rate: 0.5 oz per 100 lbs daily in ration
  • Purpose: Reduce accumulated inflammation from months of walking and bracing; improve movement quality going into the show

Show Day

  • Paste rate: 5ml per 100 lbs, 1–2 hours before ring
  • Pellet: Continue morning feeding at established rate
  • Purpose: Provide acute anti-inflammatory support for the ring; calming effect for stressed animals

Stacking Protocols

Snake Oil + Attitude Adjustment: Complementary calming stack — Snake Oil targets physical pain and inflammation; AA targets behavioral/stress calming. Different mechanisms, compatible use.

Snake Oil + 3 Hrs Out: Snake Oil 2 hours before (physical comfort); 3 Hrs Out 3 hours before (energy/electrolytes). Timeline works together with no overlap.

Snake Oil + All N: Core All N show-day stack — Snake Oil for physical prep; All N for the hydration/bloom drench.


Budget Alternatives

  • Turmeric powder (bulk) — provides the curcumin anti-inflammatory at very low cost; bioavailability lower without the hydrolyzed collagen carrier
  • No commodity alternative precisely replicates the combined collagen + chondroitin + turmeric formula

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Pairs Well With

Direct Substitutes

Products that do the same job at the same point in the program — compare alternatives across brands in the directory.

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Liquid
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Show Sheep PasteSullivan's
Paste
Mid-Range1 dose per show (32ml tube yields 5–8 doses per lamb) – 1 dose per show
Aspirnfre PasteSullivan's
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Mid-Range1 plunger mark per 100 lbs body weight

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