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Canadian Press
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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.
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" R8 T6 ~& r( O/ {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. 8 ~2 | g5 H, b% [! N% w. O
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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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5 r6 L# y: M9 P4 q( XAlex'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. 3 T- _3 j* w4 K& t& r
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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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4 E& K$ X8 j, C( ]Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. 8 i, M& l/ b y. ?
, e1 Z9 j1 l: \3 lDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干2 C ]4 \" Y2 ?/ M
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