Self Diagnosed Infected Puncture Wound - what to do?

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Tonight we just got back a horse that we sold a few months ago to have on livery for the week as the owner is away. He has come back with what they described as a little bit of an infected eye, but it looks much more like an infected puncture wound to us? It came with blood oozing out and the pictures show after we cleaned it with disinfectant and hot water. It is rock hard and almost the size of a grape, so we presume full of puss? At this stage should we lance it, or call vet for possible antibiotics. We presume he must of gotten it caught on a piece of barbed wire perhaps.
He also seems quite down in the dumps compared to when we sold him, lacking his old signature sparkle and quite a bit of topline\fat.
I didn't want to post this on FB as normally you get every sort of person commenting the most crazy things, but as I am new here I can't seem to post pictures? So am just posting the addresses of them down below
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd...._=1405213906_3952ee9a64cfcf3bb553991cb109e1a8
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd...._=1405213614_64f41caea010030fd17fdde0f92ed9a2
Thanks, and sorry for the blurry images.
 
I suspect that it's an infected fly bite. I'd disinfect it twice a day and call a vet if the lump gets any bigger.

It has a nice drain hole, I certainly would not lance it.
 
My money would be on an infected puncture wound too.

Can you send these photos to your duty vet's mobile, so that they can decide a course of action, and come out to see him if necessary? It's very close to his eye, and is potentially quite nasty.

My vets are happy to look at pics and advise from them, as long as they know the client well.
 
A pony on our yard had a hole in her face like that. It went on for several weeks, closing over and looking to heal only to open up again. Eventually, the vet investigated a bit further and removed an inch long piece of blackthorn from her face. I would say that there is something in there and it needs veterinary treatment.
 
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