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Canadian Press
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1 n- R7 |5 j0 x6 a; A5 ?. b- w( ^6 A IEDMONTON - 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. 3 q' b3 n6 ?- K1 z( Y2 y2 o
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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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! S! R, Z( ]9 f6 j: l"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 * p- B! H# `4 M2 s* O' u' f
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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7 H! }0 _" S; G4 ]7 Q3 N1 Y"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. - S; j9 G7 m5 M) d, \, A; Z- d/ k
9 R$ N8 f. y$ c4 v' D# y2 q- @"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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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. ) G+ l- k2 I7 {6 X1 t# {
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干% U' T7 o. Z) W6 ^0 e) T- T1 V
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