Sounds like you had quite a morning, Barbara. All the methods mentioned above by SAS that didn't work for her, also didn't work for me. The only one that has worked consistently is the open up and shove it in method. Doesn't sound that pleasant, but it's short and sweet and over before they know it, and when followed immediately by treats, the anticipation of the treat soon overcomes the dread of the pilling. Hopefully you can find a pill shooter thingy and it works well, and more importantly, hopefully Tigris realizes that his humans aren't out to hurt him, but on the contrary are doing everything they can to make him feel better.

Good luck and keep us updated with progress reports.