, 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.
Nowadays, if our vet costs come in under $1200/year, we think we are doing pretty well! Next time I get a kitten, I will set up a MMA with at least $5000 that will be solely for the cat's future medical bills, and we'll add at least a small amount to it monthly.