Welcome to PT Deborah! Gee, we have so much in common. My two kitties, Tubby and Peanut, are 18 and 15 1/2 respectively, so I'm familiar with having geriatric kitties around and have already decided that when it's time, I'm adopting older cats because I don't know if I could reacclimate to a youngster again.

The other thing we have in common is our name. Technically mine is spelled differently - Debra - but I've preferred Debbie ever since I can remember.

Unfortunately I have no advice on hyper-thyroidism. Ask me about kidney failure and I can go on and on since Tubby is in the beginning stages, but he's been stable for at least 2 1/2 years now, so I have all the faith in the world that he'll be around for a long time yet. I know Johnanna has provided you with some of the best advice out there anyway.

Please keep us updated on Lily's progress - and if you haven't noticed already, we really like pictures around here......