What workarounds did people try for "How to give gabapentin to a cat that refuses everything"?

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Community members documented 38 workarounds:
1. Mixing the medication capsule contents with water and using an oral syringe
2. Dissolving the medication in a teaspoon of water and adding food
3. Using a water-based flavored version as a food topper
4. Mixing medication with broth or cat sip
5. Mixing drops into wet food or treats like Churu
6. Using catnip to calm the cat
7. Forcing the cat into the carrier with another person
8. planning to start with the pill as the cheapest option
9. mixing powder from a joint supplement capsule into food
10. fighting through the daily struggle to apply the drops
11. Putting pills into gelatin capsules and rolling them in nutritional yeast or coating them with Churu
12. Using a pill popper or pill shooter syringe to place the pill directly down the throat
13. Using commercial pill pockets like Greenies
14. Breaking the pill into small pieces and mixing it into catnip
15. Asking the vet for alternative liquid or injectable forms of the medication
16. Crushing pills up fine and mixing with food
17. Using a thumb on the side of the mouth to pop the pill in manually followed by treats
18. Switching to a liquid form compounded by a specialty pharmacy and mixing with tuna water or oil using a dropper
19. Asking the vet to place a feeding tube via the nose
20. Prying open the cat's mouth like a baseball to pop pills back
21. Administering subcutaneous fluids instead of pills
22. changing the food to different flavors
23. Calling the vet to verify if the correct medication was dispensed
24. Using a pill popper to administer oral medication
25. Wetting a finger with water first to get the cat used to the sensation before applying
26. Mixing with standard food
27. Mixing with a lickable treat
28. Mixing with freshly cooked lamb
29. Using kitten formula or milk
30. mixing medication into wet food
31. withholding food until medication is taken
32. wrestle the cat's mouth open and syringe liquid medicine directly into the throat
33. Crushing the pill and mixing it into wet food or cream cheese
34. Sticking the whole pill into the opening of a liquid treat tube so it is swallowed quickly
35. Using a pill shooter tool to place the pill at the back of the throat
36. Holding the cat's jaw shut and blowing on their face to trigger the gag/swallow reflex
37. Wrapping the cat in a towel (a 'purrito') to restrain them safely
38. Using a slow, step-by-step behavioral conditioning and reward process to build tolerance to the pill shooter

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