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My diamond dove vomited clear fluid after soap. Should I see a vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female

Hey, I have a diamond dove(bird) I brought her 5 day ago from the pet store and today she vomited clear fluid out of her mouth she moved her head back and forth while she was vomiting. Before this happened i left her out of her cage to get her daily exercise, but she flew to my dove soap and it got on ber beak, i took it out asap. I cleaned her beak and gave her water .She hasn't done it anymore and is sleeping. But I am concerned, should i bring her to the vet?

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on June 8th, 2017

I don't think this warrants a visit to the vet right away. I would definitely continue to monitor the situation closely to see if Lina has anything else coming out of her mouth over the next few hours. She may have just gotten a nasty taste in her mouth causing what you saw. . Certainly taking her to the vet wouldn't necessarily be the wrong thing to do if you are really worried, but I think that it really wouldn't be wrong to wait it out a little longer to see what happens.

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