UPDATE:
Riley's been at the vet all day and will be there overnight. He had a liver biopsy. Originally, the specialist told me it would be about $1500, but she admitted that she didn't really know the prices well. Apparently she didn't. I paid up front today. The estimate had a high and low and I had to pay the low as a deposit. The low cost was $2300 and the high cost was $2500. So, I might have to pay another couple hundred dollars tomorrow. But most importantly I hope he's okay. I hate thinking about him being there tonight in a cage. But here's the good news. My regular vet, who, is great, had told me I should get him nuetered at the same time and get his baby teeth pulled. This way he wouldn't have to go under twice and it would be cheaper. This is how I originally found out about his liver-I was taking him to get nuetered. Anyways, I asked the specialist about doing that and was told they don't do that because they're a specialty hospital and it would cost $1000 just to nueter him. Well, today at 1 p.m. my regular vet called me just to follow-up on how Riley was doing. He didn't know he was getting the biopsy today. I told him what they told me and he said he'd call them because it would be the best for Riley. So then the specialist called me back and said they'd do the nueter and teeth extractions for a little under $200. I can't believe my vet called me while Riley was getting prepped for surgery. It was perfect. He called just two hours before the biopsy. It's amazing what vets can get accomplished for you. He basically saved me $800, and a second anestesia. I was gonna have to wait because I've spent soooo much already. I think God's looking after little Riley bear. I'll update after I get the results back. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
