My cat's name is Redd and he is beautiful. He was diagnoised with the virus on 5-18-06. The vet said that's what we needed to do right now is the steriod shot, anti-botics and vitamins. I have had 2 cats in the past with the virus but back then they just put them down and I can't handle that again right now. Not sure about his gums being pale, but his nose is very pale white, used to be bright pink. I have seen some things on the internet about natural things like alpha interferon and 4X life factor, but I never know about stuff on the internet. So any help, information or just a friendly shoulder to cry on will be most helpful. Thank you.