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Canadian Press ; Z1 {9 E" s1 p; Y8 ^. `4 I8 _4 o( z
Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM
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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. % z4 }+ H, F# @* h. A8 o2 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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* R- L: _) y. c! l9 ]"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 ' a0 x0 k+ _" s- o
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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. i1 x9 m. Q/ y5 [
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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 8 E) g- N9 X6 s, T- z4 S$ c6 V/ n
! s# }& d s+ G0 y/ \3 F; {After Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said. ) l( h9 W5 x, j2 j7 }! |( G4 Q
5 `9 N% ]. B. [, T: P% W5 V- R( [. gThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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