I know a little of what you're going through, Kim, because CJ is the hardest cat I've ever had to pill! Not that I've had to pill that many.....

With T & P, I used a method like furrykidsmother describes, immediately followed by a treat - which is a reward for letting me shove a pill down their throat, but also forces them to swallow if they haven't already.

However, with CJ, it's a whole other story. He is getting better, but he still fights like the dickens and this method only works 50% of the time, and then he hates me for hours afterwards. Soooo.....onto the more creative ways. He only gets 1/2 a prednisolone, so the pill is small enough to be squished into a squishy treat. Lately I've been using the Aquari-yums and for some reason he just gobbles them down and doesn't realize the pill is in there....for awhile anyway. Then he starts realizing it and manages to eat the entire treat and spit the pill out. So then I find a different squishy treat, or maybe use some cheese to wrap the pill in. The trick is to find something they like enough to gobble down before they realize the pill is there.

I also tried smashing the pill and mixing it in with his wet food. No go, and even little piggy Peanut would not clean his plate up like she normally does when she's done with hers.

The only other suggestion I have is to try the "sweatshirt" method. I believe SAS was one of the first to describe this method? Anyway, put the cat in the arm of an old sweatshirt so only their head pokes out the end of the sleeve. This immobilizes them somewhat, and at the very least it renders their knives useless, which should help eliminate you from having to buy stock in Band-aids.

I can't imagine having to pill 6 cats 3 times a day and I bet by the time this course of medicine is complete, you'll be the expert on pilling a cat. Good luck!

Oh, and others have had success with the pill popper thingy so you might want to try that also.