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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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2 G9 H6 S x8 ?' HEDMONTON - 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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2 o$ |& U, ]1 M. A( A& l2 H7 nHis 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. ) [. f1 x2 k8 q; Z
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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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1 e* n; ~5 ?3 A# {# RAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. & I* l! {2 ~. ^; m
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"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. # w5 H- u- E/ W" A
+ N: Z7 g: K$ K4 b5 _4 y# |& J) }"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.
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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