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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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, t9 A7 g: l" H8 y1 rHis 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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; ^& x7 N+ f# x6 E; V( O$ O0 }4 m+ ^"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. + ~) V: v/ A5 |( F0 C$ H: h: Z
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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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+ f" D. F, f+ S M$ {9 s C; ZAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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' R# a" i1 q# H5 p' }. S: P6 H8 X+ zThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. $ |2 u" r, d9 w8 k) N0 {$ w
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