Aww poor Frankie, I hope her ear gets feeling better soon! I really hope the swelling will go down on its own and she won't have to have surgery. Good luck with the pills, Keva and I had the same scenario when I had to give her pills last week. Bread/peanut butter/cheese/etc. did not work. I tried putting a pill in a dab of the nutro desserts and gave it to her on a spoon and she swallowed it right down every time without a fuss.