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. v6 H9 ^- w8 K9 r5 Q: V8 XEDMONTON - 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. - d& K0 e, B) s" ]0 S& c
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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. 9 q3 U9 g9 g4 ]5 y. _) D. [
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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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* p" h2 F: X# G# V4 k: X+ x; zAlex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics. 7 g+ d, p) ^% j9 @, J# u
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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.
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1 A7 \4 z, i8 e- l5 ?- t"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." 9 ~- G( Q0 n- [( ?; L
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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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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna. + B% ^- Q; E/ w0 |! C6 i/ Z
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