Hi, I'm fostering two 8 week old previously feral brothers for my local shelter. These guys were caught at about 7 weeks, given shots, neutered, the whole nine yards. They are completely scared to death of me. I'm going through all of the baby steps to try to socialize them so they can be adopted. My question is: I'm supposed to give them L-Lysine everyday. It seems as though I'm never going to gain their trust if I'm catching them and shoving cold medicine into their mouths. I'm afraid they'll just associate humans with shots and meds i.e. torture...what can I do if anything about giving them their meds? Is L-Lysine that important that I should be risking their progress? I can tell this is going to take tons of time to gain their trust. I'm only supposed to have them for 2 weeks, but I may ask the shelter to give me more time so I can get them ready for adoption. Any advise is always appreciated! Thanks!
Meet Sanchez and Cota
Meet Sanchez and Cota