, 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.
Just showing up to the vet can run $45.00 dollars or more for an initial look. A heartworm test will cost you about $48.00 on average, and your vet will be using the exact Elisa testing kit and methods that your vet does. Depending on how up-to-date your pet is with prior visits, wellness checks, etc. you might spend an additional $90.00 or more quite easily.