Giving liquid medication to a cat is just as bad if not worse.
Shortly after I got my Annie she developed a respiratory infection and the Vet sent me home with some sort of liquid medication to give her.
The first and only time I tried I ended up with a good part of the contents of the bottle on me and Annie foaming at the mouth and her face and neck covered with what she refused to swallow.
When she needed surgery a few months later I told the Vet “ If you send her home with antibiotic's for me to give to her don't bother doing so because I will bring her in here every day because there isn't any way on God's green earth that I can get meds down her.”
And I'm an old hand at giving cats and dogs meds. But Annie? No way!
I found a nice lady with a company here in Phoenix, “Vettechchickonwheels.” She is a Vet Tech that does housecalls. She showed my wife and me a couple of tricks...the best of which is, once you get the cat in a towel, put him in a bathroom sink so you can better secure him. Allow him to get front paws up on the edge of the sink so he’s not feeling helpless, pull the head back by the scruff of the neck and you’re good to go.
He won’t try to claw you because he’s holding on the edge of the sink for dear life. Oh, he’ll forgive you...after a few years.