Baby goat found lost and lonely: Domino’s story

We had hoped to reunite him with his owner and his mother, but sadly no one has come forward to claim him. Thank you so much for all the concern, kind comments and offers of help - we truly appreciate it.

A difficult start for a very small kid

Our animal care team have named him Domino!

When he came to us, he was in a very poor state and clearly hadn’t had the best start in life.

Domino attended the vets soon after arrival and, while he’s had a tough time, he’s showing real strength. He’s been diagnosed with a touch of pneumonia, which is now being treated with antibiotics alongside pain relief.

The vet estimates he is just around 5 weeks old, and he’s currently being bottle fed by the team - he’s already starting to gain weight steadily.

A difficult start for a very small kid

Veterinary care and early treatment

Sadly, he arrived heavily infested with lice and mites, but has now had treatment and is much more comfortable.

The vet also confirmed he has orf (a highly contagious skin condition), so we’re carefully managing this while it runs its course. The good news is that he’s looking brighter every single day—more vocal, more curious, and definitely more spirited!

He’s currently in isolation, with staff wearing PPE to protect the rest of our livestock, as well as themselves.

We’ve started to give him little logs to explore and some natural browse to nibble on, and he’s beginning to enjoy investigating his surroundings!

Once he’s fully recovered and has been castrated, he’ll be looking for a loving home with friendly goats - ideally pygmies or another smaller breed, as we think he’ll stay quite small. He’ll need plenty of enrichment, shelter, hard standing for winter and lots of natural browse.

We’re happy to accept applications in advance, but please note he won’t be ready for rehoming for quite some time, and castration is likely at least 6–8 weeks away while he gains strength.

The cost of care

As with all our animals, caring for little Domino doesn’t come cheap.
He is already on four bottles a day which costs £10 every day.
These are the costs of the treatments he has had to have:

Vet visit: £56.83
Pain relief (2 injections): £25
Antibiotic injection: £14.50
Lice treatment: £20
Future castration: approx. £350

We can only care for animals like Domino thanks to wonderful animal-lovers like you.

If you’re able to support Domino’s care in any way, we would be incredibly grateful.
Every donation, no matter how small, helps us give him the safe, healthy future he deserves.

A difficult start for a very small kid

A difficult start for a very small kid

Veterinary care and early treatment

Looking ahead

The cost of care

We can only care for animals like Domino thanks to wonderful animal-lovers like you.

Thank you for your care and kindness.

We look forward to being able to tell you that Domino’s story has a happy ending.