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Canadian Press 7 {3 O) v( C8 r U4 p, R
Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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: f6 t4 `6 u; Y8 S; B7 v( wEDMONTON - 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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& D3 ]$ d8 J4 I6 cHis 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. 3 z+ h6 G- F- J1 {
# l1 [# B4 S. _# V"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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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. $ h9 |1 p7 p4 p; ~2 R$ g
9 s4 k$ }" a9 ~8 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. ; ~, u- y7 _$ Z; ?' i
: K, `) F: x* a" b"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." # w# g \% r* F' ~4 q9 V. ?2 u1 e
! z8 J% H' H" O7 L) I; TAfter 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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