03-06-2016 19:31 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

Vets Place Pacemaker Into San Diego Zoo Tasmanian Devil

SAN DIEGO (CBS13) – Nick the Tasmanian devil is back home at the San Diego Zoo after being implanted with a pacemaker.
Veterinarians discovered back in January that Nick had a heart condition causing him to have an abnormally slow heartbeat.
A plan was soon devised to implant a pacemaker into Nick – making him only second of his species on record to have pacemaker, zoo staff said.
The zoo documented the procedure.Vets from the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Cente
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