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Canadian Press
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1 u$ z9 ^+ _# E% e% u+ t8 FHis 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. ) w' O2 D" h5 v' ^
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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 & D5 G& _) x% Z6 m6 [
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Alex's parents, Danielle and Sean Rose, say they're grateful for Mel-O's heroics.
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' B( Y# j, c, J"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. ' u4 V' i' s2 A3 J
' g: s: \( U6 Z9 b5 p0 m"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died." ; y3 S4 E$ E$ g' c
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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. $ Z9 N M# L& M* X9 Q+ x
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Then the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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Danielle很快给他橙汁和饼干5 a; f8 v5 s: H3 {7 H/ ?9 u
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