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Merlin can dislodge the tube from her crop! Smart little brat that she is. Last time she was gavage fed one of the vet techs said, "Ohhh, you're good."She should be easy to towel if you do it snuggly. I'm surprised your vet has trouble with this (I'm not saying this as a "diss" on you). If you properly towel a bird. Thsy cannot move. Kinda like a mentally crazy person in those white jackets. The towel needs to be snug but not suffocating. So if she is able to squirm, she isn't snug enough. But take care when doing this if you're unsure as you can make it too tight.
Tube feeding is really easy once you know how to do it and can restrain snuggly.
I just worry that if you aren't able to tube feed her how is she getting enough to eat.
I smile and say, "Is she being good? That's wonderful!"
She giggles and says, "Nooo, she's so smart she got the tube out! That's not something I'm used to a bird being able to do."
Tube feeding isn't always easy I guess.