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Canadian Press
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; s4 W0 w! R. F7 t9 U; z2 mEDMONTON - If not for his cat Mel-O, 9-year-old Alex Rose figures he'd be laid up in a hospital bed trying to recover from a diabetic seizure - or worse.
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$ ?, l* t7 N) Z1 }$ B( ]His year-old feline - who usually stays away from people - crawled up four steps onto Alex's loft bed and walked across his belly, clawed and batted him to wake the boy, who has Type 1 diabetes, just as his blood sugar dropped to dangerously low levels.
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"It was amazing," said Alex, as he scooped ice cream into his mouth to celebrate his ninth birthday Tuesday at the Edmonton Humane Society, where Mel-O received a certificate and special tag for her part in keeping him alive. advertisement
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! V% k! d) S% E5 W; ~+ OAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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( t# K1 b& [$ w3 g% `, M5 ["Did she save his life? In my mind, yes," said Danielle, referring to the March 28 incident at the family home in Morinville, north of Edmonton. 0 ]) Z- T# i5 v* R1 W( N
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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 6 d+ j" q! r- N, O/ Q* W
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After Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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