Hi: Our cat, Snoop, got into a nasty fight with a local feral cat and sustained a deep puncture wound on the base of his tail (and also a couple of small vertebrae fractures). The wound got a little infected and the vet had to insert an umbilical tape drain in it to let it drain for a couple of days. This is where you cut two small incisions/holes in the skin and muscle tissue and pass some cloth tape through both holes and then tie the ends together in a loop on the outside of the skin. It looks like a little bow tied through the base of his tail. The cloth/tape drain is ready to come out now but it is somewhat crusty and I'm worried it has gotten stuck to his tissue inside the wound. Our vet is out of town right now so I can't call her to ask what to do. Does anyone have experience with this and can you recommend a good safe method to remove this drain tape/cloth with minimal pain and damage to Snoop? Thanks.