Codie making remarkable progress after horrific ordeal

Martin Agnew says it was touch and go last weekend as Codie’s health declined but following a course of steroids she is “doing great”.

“Saturday night she was really bad and we were preparing ourselves for the worst. But then on Sunday after the vet gave her steroids she started eating and is doing great,” Martin said. “The vet had a blood transfusion ready to go but thankfully he didn’t need to use it.

“Her skin is coming away and it’s looking pink underneath which is a good sign as it means the blood supply is okay,”

Martin says his family is still overwhelmed by the messages of support on a Facebook page set up in disgust at what happened to Codie. “Over 52000 people have liked the page and we can’t get over how kind people have been. We’ve had so many offers from people wanting to help in some way with Codie’s care and I’d like to say thanks you to them all.”

Martin said that a comment from a mother whose young daughter is fighting for her life was one of the most touching the family have received.

“A girl called Sasha Gillespie left this comment: “Come on Codie. Our daughter is fighting for her life in England going through a bone marrow transplant and we told her Codie was in an accident and got injured. We told her today Codie was getting better and starting to eat, our daughter then ate a very small amount of soup. Come on Codie, you are inspiring us so keep fighting.”

It’s just unbelievable. They are in a worse situation than us and we really want to do something to help them,” explained Martin.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact Lisburn police on 0845 600 8000.