Cat having poor heart rate gets pacemaker, a ‘first for country’

In a rare surgery in India, a seven-year-old cat named Pillu received a pacemaker at a Pune veterinary clinic on Monday. Pillu's heart rate had dangerously dropped to the 50s, far below the normal 160 beats per minute. Pet parent Ajay Hirulkar noticed Pillu's declining agility, prompting medical investigation. Dr.