Duck with bulging cyst below eye

[DiamondSwan]

Daisy (my 2 year old Welsh Harlequin) has a hard, bulging cyst below one of her eyes and it seems to be getting bigger. I'm thinking that she scratched it with a dirty web, causing it to become infected (probably doesn't help that she swims in a pond, either). There is some occasional white, foamy discharge, as well. I'm just wondering what would be the best way to remove it without hurting her eye. :/

(Other eye.)

 

[The Phantom]

Put some antibiotic ointment in it. No pain killer in it!
It will not hurt the eye.

 

[DiamondSwan]

Put some antibiotic ointment in it. No pain killer in it!
It will not hurt the eye.

I do have some, but shouldn't I remove the cyst first?

 

[The Phantom]

Would she hold still, that maybe you could lance it?

 

[DiamondSwan]

Would she hold still, that maybe you could lance it?

maybe... It might be painful, though. :/ I don't know what other options I have.

 

[The Phantom]

At first it may hurt but it will help

 

[DiamondSwan]

At first it may hurt but it will help

I'll see what I can do today.

 

[The Phantom]

Good luck!

 

[DiamondSwan]

I picked the scab below her eye last week, and it just bled a little. There wasn't really anything to lance. It looks completely normal now so I'm happy about that.

And thanks for the help @The Phantom!

 

[The Phantom]