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Canadian Press
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0 U! u A! K4 S/ KEDMONTON - 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. 1 z! f5 e* L" @
& y5 r$ h6 j; eHis 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. ! D( s- e9 K5 t6 ^+ U1 ?
3 X0 p- Y2 |9 `' g6 N$ s"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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; u3 \& d2 G9 j5 w2 R; s/ S# ]- yAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 4 Y& t7 h/ n: F
3 B# ^! v* d1 Q9 m e6 t% g9 v"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. ! M4 ~. Q1 ]% a5 T" @5 B
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"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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& C+ E9 p6 m' T5 y" @6 xAfter 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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2 ~# {8 T3 I& x' L' ]! e- EDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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