COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The first tiger known to have had open heart surgery died of complications following the operation, veterinarians at Texas A&M University said on Sunday. They said the lungs of the five-month-old tiger known as Karma filled up with fluid and he died seven hours after the surgery on Saturday to repair a congenital heart defect.
"We were pleased overall with how Karma did in surgery, however, we were very concerned with his lung capacity and ability to breathe," Terry Fossum, chief of surgery at Texas A&M'S College of Veterinary Medicine, said in a statement.
(Reuter)