, Author, knows too much about heart disease from personal experience. 1  If space aliens bombed all the pharmaceutical factories and we had to go back to herbs, Coleus forskohlii (Indian coleus) would act as a natural beta-blocker, whether or not it was used for hypertension or cardiomyopathy.
Heartworm prevention is recommended, and may cost up to $40. The cat should also be checked out by a vet, to make sure there are no problems; the vet bills may be between $50 (for a simple check up) to $300 for advanced tests, if these are needed.
I currently have one cat who is about 9. I take her in for a yearly checkup with bloodwork (CBC/Chem) and that costs me about $70-$100 depending on whether or not I elect vaccines. (she is strictly indoors, so I try to push off vaccines to about every 2-3 years).