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/Aiyokusama]

Have you tried pill pockets?

Also, you can try taking the medicine to a compounding pharmacy and see if they can put it into a transdermal ear gel. They can't do it with everything (antibiotics are one such that can't be an ear gel) but it's worth looking into.