How to get a pill down a cat?

I tried some pill pockets...not much luck there. However, I did smash up the pill and put it in some tuna. That worked pretty well. She may have not eaten all of it, but the majority went down. Something is better than nothing. I'm going to talk to a compounding pharmacy tomorrow about making something we can use long-term.
 
Not an expert with cats, but the nurse in me says to crush it, mix with something she likes and feed to her. Or crush, put in small amount of liquid and pull up in small syringe, put in her mouth along the cheek. She is forced to swallow at that point and it takes just a few seconds at that poi
T. Good luck!!

this works for me. 1 cat has a thyroid problem and needs a pill 2x a day, another is allergic to fleas and needs a pill so she isn't licking her fur off legs/butt. I'd be crazy trying to wrestle a pill down them everyday!! I take a dropper full of water then use it to crush up the pill and pull it back up into the dropper then just shoot it into their mouth. I think it's harder for cats to spit liquid out.
 
Mixing her meds with tuna lasted all of two days. This morning, she sniffed the food, looked at me, and then acted like she was covering it up (like poop in the litter box). My other cat walked over, licked it, and immediately made a face, shook her head, and walked away.

Back to the drawing board.:(
 

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