feeling wary of the vet...

charlie rabbit wouldn't come for breakfast and was diagonal-sitting to the corner of the compound. i was late for work so phoned the vets, got a taxi and dropped charles and his sister off there on the way in to work. they charge £50 a day just for 'sitting' but it had to be done.

when i phoned, and as soon as i got to the desk, the receptionist said 'oh, the vet will be wanting to look at his teeth. they usually need treatment for their teeth.'

he had air in his tummy, i could feel it. maybe he has problems with his teeth. but a diagnosis by the receptionist before he even left my house, then again when he arrived in the surgery, before he had been seen, was a bit dodgy

the vet phoned me at work and said 'oh, i think he has spurs on his teeth'.
i said 'interesting. perhaps you could show me when i come to collect him'. i asked her to look at charles's sister, as she was there too.

when i collected the buns the vet tried to show me the teeth but it was hard for me to understand what i was seeing as i have no experience.

she said both charles and cecile have 'wavy' teeth, which they might have made by tooth-grinding. if they do grind their teeth, they do it when i'm not around, but it's possible. she then backtracked a good deal and said it might not be a problem.

i will keep an eye on the buns, obviously, and get back to the vet (or possibly a different vet) if the problem continues.

i just had the feeling that they might see 'dental' buns as money spinners. am i way off track?

I can't really comment on your vets, but if you had called me as a receptionist ( which I am) I might comment that teeth may be an issue, as a way if preparing owners.
I know my vets usually check teeth if a rabbit is off colour tummy/ eating wise purely because its so common but if they find the teeth look ok down the scope they try to treat without a dental.

Don't know if it helps at all, because I guess some vets are looking at money making options but most I know are just being conscientious.

My two penneth is I don't like the phrase "I think he has spurs on his teeth". It could be a poor choice of words on their part but I would want to know whether they can see spurs or tissue damage that would suggest it, or if in the absence of anything else they "suspect" the teeth may be a problem. Is there a good rabbit savvy vet you can get to?

Really hope Charlie will be fine. No idea on the vet.

Hmmm.......... You might want to get a suggestion from another vet. Getting two opinions might be a good choice. Good luck!