When I had to give Meeshe pills, I hid them in a moist cat treat by molding the treat around the pill with the heat from my fingers. He ingested without hesitation! I was given a pill dispenser/popper by my
vet, but never had to use it with him.

I have heard that if you touch a cat's nose they will lick, and when they lick it is a signal that they have swallowed.

Debra is due in a day or so for her second and final tapeworm pill, so I will proceed with the "cat backed in between legs/pry open mouth/stick pill in/clamp mouth shut/massage throat/touch nose" method since it worked the first time. But now, she may be on to me - uh-oh!