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Apr. 26, 2006 04:42 PM* V+ [4 _2 t3 Y4 y+ I) p/ e
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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. $ t9 [3 ~7 ~- u; _# i
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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. - V4 K0 f* A7 C
* i# y" B% S5 Q. L4 Y, A3 A"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. 5 A% |+ G. v. \5 Z- Q
/ G. M. T/ d0 E3 W0 Y4 o m6 `"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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, N, A& M' [" M0 i"He had five minutes before he would have seized. He would have seized and slipped into a coma and died."
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, y+ b- D6 P& V% AAfter Alex woke up, Danielle quickly gave him orange juice and cookies to boost his flagging blood sugar levels, she said.
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$ ~6 O, ]1 P) |! u+ L6 M# |/ S$ KThen the family rewarded Mel-O with a plate of tuna.
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. v* m H% |) r. h) zDanielle很快给他橙汁和饼干
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