bad taste in the mouth

My cat Callie has had some horrid breath for awhile now. I was finally able to take her to the vet. After blood work and an exam, she was diagnosed with gingivitis. What a pain in the mouth. The worst part for her is the nasty liquid antibiotic that she has to take twice a day. I keep it in the fridge and was told to add artificial sugar to help aid in the flavor. She absolutely hates getting that medicine squeezed into her mouth every 12 hours. While that antibiotic tastes horrible, it's much better then the pain she'll continue to feel in her mouth and gums. Actually, without meds the pain will only get worse. I realized sometimes in life we have to swallow some nasty things in order to get healing from the pain and disease.