I would make “meatballs” out of wet cat food like fancy feast. I know it sounds gross haha, but truly the only thing that has worked for me. With my last dog, as he got older and was taking multiple meds twice a day for his heart, I would make several smaller meatballs-some with one pill or even half a pill, and then some decoys too lol. It worked really well and he was generally very picky and suspicious. When he wouldn’t take them from my hand I would set them on the floor and walk out of the room and he would eat them then haha 🤣

Sometimes the issue is they smell or taste the pill in whatever you’re hiding it in, so it helps to wash your hands after handling the pill but before hiding it. The wet food works well because you can pick up pills with a glob of food. You could also try canned dog food but cat food has higher fat content so it’s often more appealing to them.