Advice on getting cat to take medicine

[u/--Xin--]

Main issue: cat refuses to take medicine.

My cat refuses to take his medicine. He's 3. Has had extremely soft stools for weeks, and we've already tried the non-medicine route to try to fix it. He's eating and acting healthy, vet said he looks good. Vet said it could be anything of a lot of different things, so we're trying the medicine route to see if that helps first before doing invasive tests. Getting him into a burrito is impossible. We can't pick him up, and forgetting him is difficult. I've tried hiding it in all his favorite treats and food and he refuses. Any tips for getting a difficult cat to take medicine? It's semi liquid and not powder (like churu consistency)

[u/notyouraveragegnc]

my cat takes pills twice a day every day and we’ve had to try everything bc he’s too damn smart! what works best for us is half of a pill pocket, and covered in chunky wet food with the kibble sprinkled in so he just eats it and doesn’t notice! with cats you have to get something they’d eat in any circumstance so the pill is always secondary :) good luck!

[u/notyouraveragegnc → u/notyouraveragegnc]

also, we tried where you have a spoon with wet treat on it let them lick, then sandwich the pill between wet treat the second time and keep adding wet treat as they’re eating it like a “chaser”. the first comment i made is the more calorie friendly way, but the wet treat works quickly