The one thing everybody knows about inflammation, even your dog, is that it sucks. Your injured paw (or whatever) is hot, swollen, tender, and throbbing, and it doesn’t work so well. Chasing that squirrel just isn’t as interesting as it was a minute ago.  Inflammation is nature’s way of  saying: "You just f*cked up. Maybe you should stop and limp on home."

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