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) z; w$ x' i5 c& V! ~EDMONTON - 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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3 T+ ?8 l9 K# l8 L/ \- vHis 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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: M w3 A. r% Y5 P! _4 e"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.
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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.
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8 c; E) M% U. Z"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 7 h8 x U, n+ q1 L
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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. 0 s) c) A6 y7 L* V. c# a. O" X
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 7 R1 C" o$ T, v0 v. h- E
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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