The one part of monthly heartworm dose day Milo does not tolerate gracefully

Everything else about our routine runs like clockwork, same time, same spot, no fuss, except the actual moment of giving him the chewable, which he treats as a personal betrayal every single month without fail. Wrapping it in a bit of his usual food finally worked after months of trial and error. Small victory but a real one, curious what tricks other routine-loving cat owners have landed on for the one part of the schedule the cat refuses to cooperate with.