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Canadian Press
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/ U+ y0 a: \" x6 R& G# EEDMONTON - 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. 9 C$ h2 e8 k2 u# d
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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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- t+ `+ l2 C V" R- \, P4 P4 a"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 $ d E$ `. R/ r, M# F! g
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 3 b6 b$ \' s# o6 D- H; r( I5 X6 w* A) y
- {. B' X0 z! A# t"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.
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) n; Y8 S+ Y9 M" x* z9 r2 X"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 5 y4 n. {5 j: r& L! P8 J0 c/ B
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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. ) v1 K, ~1 c4 _$ k4 e# S' L! {) x/ u
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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