How do you give a pill to a cat with an explosive ...

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I wrap my cat tightly with a towel making sure to get all four paws inside.  Then I hold the cat firmly under my arm with the back legs under my armpit.  I hold the two front legs in my left hand tightly enough so they can't pull away.  Put the pill in your two fingers and spread their mouth open and put it in as far back as possible on their tongue holding their head back till it goes down.  Then let them go!

Grind it up (the pill that is, not the cat) and mix it with a bit of tuna or something. Make sure that there is enough tuna or whatever to mask the taste of the pill and chances are that the cat will not notice.

crush pill mix with butter spread on face cat will lick it away

The way I give a pill to my animals is I buy the greene's pill pockets and they take them with no problem.