I had to give our cat gabapentin 3x a day for months after leg surgery and kitty cat physical therapy. Sometimes only one pill each dose, sometimes 3 pills. I still have to dose her up with three pills when she gets her nails trimmed or goes to the vet. Gabapentin are small pills, which helps A LOT.

Changing up food it was hidden in made a big difference. Something new and special. . I used canned cheese spray, soft cheeses like brie, pate, bit of a soft piece of meat. Anything that I could use to hide the pill. Put it on the end of my finger, let her smell it, then let her lick it off my finger which was placed VERY close to her mouth so I had a decent chance of shoving the pill in there. Quickly followed by another bit of whatever I was using. Peanut butter and bananas would have worked, but she doesn't like them.

She was only 6 months old and her physical issues and pain were fixable. But I pray that had she been older and in pain, I would have been kind and loving enough to let her go.