Update.
We kept the collar on her for several weeks. since non of the other symptoms that the vet said she might have ( fur coming into her throat from her stomach) and she was healthy etc we decided to go ahead and have the tooth filed. The vet said that in filing the tooth the "post" actually came out and it was a bad tooth he filed the remains and told us that we should bring her back in 3 to 6 months to have the tooth checked out to make sure it wouldn't cause any more problems, and that now she should be fine from now on. The vet had nicked her mouth in the procedure so we had to keep her on anti-biotics for two weeks We got the bunny back to the house and she was amazing. Full of energy, acting almost like a "puppy" lol it was great. We keep her fur short now just to be on the safe side. . She was great. Then a day before we were supposed to stop the antibiotics it started again. I was a little pissed , but calmly called the vet. I explained to him I thought this was supposed to take care of the problem. He wanted to get her into his office again later that day, (since he wasn't in at the moment) and I asked him again how much this was going to cost... It was still going to be $500.. but he would try to keep it as low as he could..(which is what he had said before on the second time we had her throat cleared and it was MORE expensive the second time. Honest to god, we have already spent almost 2K on this rabbit at this vet. At what point does the vet go.. just bring her in?? We didn't make it there in time. She died. Suffering.. I am so upset at the vet and myself I am beside myself. She was screaming for help, never heard a rabbit scream like that before. then just collapsed She tried to stay alive long enough for me to help.. but there wasn't anything i could do, I couldn't get anything into her mouth that would catch on whatever was down there. She just lay there alive but unable to breath. all breathing had stopped but she just laid there looking at me to help nudging me..Her brother was screaming too, and thumping. IT gets worse but I just can't even type it in here. It all happened so fast but seemed to last so long. I guess I am just really getting upset that todays vets, seem to be in it more for the money than the love of the animals. I dont begrudge anyone making a living. But watching these vets up here continually expanding their offices, then charging more.. its frustrating. This McVET (like McDonalds's ) business approach that has been taking over as business models in all areas of business in the u.s. is disheartening. Set fees no matter how skilled or unskilled a service is. I can go online and see what I can pay for animal medications and can see that the vets are charging 300% markups on what I can get it for. This vet is a nice and caring vet definitely more able than most of the vets up here concerning rabbits... but really. You used to be able to bring your pet into a vet to get looked at free of charge He/she would charge you for the treatment. Then vets started charging a fee to see them.. well ok, that's ok.. But after they have seen you and after you have already paid them, you get charged again for a visit for the same problem?? Really? A problem they were supposed to have fixed? And now vets won't give you a cost over the phone for ordinary procedures.. No shopping. and of course you won't find out what their cost schedule is like until you have PAID for the visit. Seems a little more than unfair. This is state is screwed up bad already.. I now expect this kind of business practices and I am rarely disappointed. I am sorry for this post, I guess I needed to vent. I cant tell my girlfriend what her poor rabbit went through it would break her heart.
Sorry you're having such rotten luck.
