264 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
STINGS AND BITES OF INSECTS. 
Stings or bites may cause inflammation and pain. Remove the stings 
if they remain in the skin, and foment with diluted arnica or ledum. If 
many insects, as a swarm of bees, have settled on the animal, give arnica 
internally and apply externally. Apis is an excellent general remedy. 
HIDE-BOUND. 
Hide-bound is a condition resulting from disordered digestion, deficient 
or poor food, rough weather, intestinal worms, or chronic disorders of the 
lungs. The skin is hard and adheres to the ribs, the hair being rough. 
TREATMENT.—Treat the disease which causes the condition. As a 
rule, arsenicum is best for loss of flesh and strength, poor appetite, and cold 
skin, three doses being given daily for a few days, then twice a day. 
SURFEIT, ERYSIPELAS, ETC. 
For all requisite information upon Surfeit, Erysipelas, Ringworm and 
other disease of the skin not treated in this chapter, refer to the correspond- 
ing ailments of the Horse. 
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