So sorry you are having so much trouble! I'll be going through the same thing when Max comes home from surgery. Have you tried the burrito wrap? I take an old sweater and stick Max's head through it and wrap the arms around his body so that only his head is exposed. He's trapped, can't go anywhere. Then I sit him in a chair squeezed between me and the arm of the chair. When you do the dasterdly deed he head may bob around but at least his feet are stable and can't scratch or run. Maybe the person holding Basil could put a hand on top of his head and hold the top jaw open while the other one pushes down on the lower jaw with one hand and shoves the pill in with the other?? Quite a vision, I must admit.

I've tried the gloves thing but it did not work because the cat is scared of the gloves and makes it worse. Good luck

slick
max & speckles