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7 L8 M8 a- f. x$ O5 p7 B+ t4 TEDMONTON - 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. + t' G9 k( a/ l0 x1 u; q
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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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"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. / V& g/ Y1 _9 H$ o+ ]
2 ?, H* F8 K: q) 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. 1 Y8 `( Q/ ?" x: v: H u
3 ^ N) @) ]2 j' t! E"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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, g2 Q/ w$ ?" B2 ]9 J1 L8 iAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. : [9 p. W4 g6 x
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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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