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(Thread Closed) Warning, I had to Shut down Cats & Dogs It became an Horror Show
Stormsview
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WARNinG Upsetting Content, I was checking on a household call cat woman in Sims 4 New Cats & dogs. So I gave her small home a fresh new look and changed her clothing and hair, and gave all the cats new sweaters, then cleaned up the place and made the downstairs bathroom cats-only with 3 automatic litterboxes. and added an auto feeder for each cat, etc. I was not going to play the household but I did stay too long.
First, a girl cat got ill I took her to the vet she got ok quickly. that was the first day I visited the household
Then I return to fix something so it was supposed to be a quick fix and go visit. I checked on the cats etc. one cat seemed to not be feeling well but he went to bed, So I did not worry I thought he would get better without the Vet trip. He had and the indication of dizzy to me. When I clicked on him it said to take to the vet so I did, I did not want to leave if he was sick.
Went to the vet signed him in and waited, he started to vomit all over the place, then the vet call for our turn. he got on the table, as usual, i waited to see when it was time to pay with the pop-up. no more pop-ups it was stuck at examining your pet.
the table went down and the cat proceeded to vomit all over the room I was cleaning so was the vet and one other sim. this happened over and over, this excessive vomiting all over the place. Ok, i was not being very smart at this time, so it took me a while. It said to feed so I did.
The vet said nothing, I notice he was an elder cat and I kind of new he must be dying. , I clicked on him a pop-up said to let him out so he can take care of himself. This is when it starts to get bad.
This is very hard for me to talk about, and I want to cry, well I am crying and its the next day. I do not think I will get over what I saw for a long time. the camera followed the cat as he ran and then came back and stopped in the middle of the street it was so bad I am crying now. horrible stuff was hanging from his mouth.
I tried to click to go to managed worlds fast I was not allowed because it was an Event. I was about to click the X to just shut down, then I went to main window page. I could not just sit and watched what they had planned for me to see.
They did not have to go that far
I knew I had aging off, so I wondered if the event would complete or would it be stuck in the event I did not want to find out.
I do not know how many ways they have planned for our pets to die, but this is one of them.
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Who said EA doesn't have a sense of humor
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Thanks for the heads up though, gosh, but sorry for the way you had to experience gaining that information.
Hope you can have some better game play in the future
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I think the OP thought the cat was going to die in some horrible way, and just couldnt watch so they exited the game. And it made them very upset.
And OP from what I understand, is that horrible stuff hanging from the cat's mouth was "swamp mouth" (correct me on the name if I'm wrong somebody), it's an illness. It was what was probably making your cat vomit all over. It won't kill the cat. Pets can't die from illnesses.
this is what I was thinking, as well
and as far as I know, the only way for pets to die is old age, if that eases your mind OP
They should not show our Pets suffering like that,and he was an Elder cat. I can not say what would have happened next but to me, it was set up to be a death scene. The suffering of the Pet was too hard to watch, I can accept a loss of a Pet, but suffering for so long.
Don't tell me suffering is part of life, but I would never pay for a game that force you to watch your pet suffer that long.
I immediately went back to the game to fix things. first I went to manage households, and I (X') out the Elder cat his name was Doc.
I then made one that was only an adult that looks just like him. and I put him on the same sweater and named him Doc. Last time I saw Doc
he was flirting with one of the girl cats and running around the house.
So I ask that EA take our Pets suffering out of Sims 4. it's cruel and uncalled for.
Who said EA doesn't have a sense of humor
I am sure I will play again, perhaps after the Holidays, but I will never forget how Doc suffered.
Who said EA doesn't have a sense of humor
You just did.
So essentially it's not enough that pets LITERALLY CAN'T DIE OFF ANYTHING BUT OLD AGE, you want them to be literal lifeless dolls? No sadness, no illness, no nothing? What would be the point of a pet then?
Actually, ask yourself this, what's the point of happiness if you could not comprehend or feel sadness?
Elder cat is not a breed, it's an age he was old. Old enough to die.
Who said EA doesn't have a sense of humor
We're not talking about sadness or running a fever here. We're talking about uncontrollable vomiting and a pet that ran out into the street with stuff hanging all over its mouth. Where was that in any of the trailers for this pack?
In the Vet section of the trailer. On the animated main menu even actually.
Swamp mouth looks like green drool with flies around it. It looks like how cartoons would indicate "stinky mouth". In fact all the symptoms in the game are so cartoony that I could not roleplay my cat's actual lives even if I wanted to.
I'm sorry but if you need something toned down that could be fit for a toddler to view, you might want to get a therapist.
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This is the main menu. Look at the dog on the vet's table. That's how swamp-mouth looks like, except it also has flies flying around their mouth in game.
But you had aging on off, so why were you even worried?
There is no uncontrollable vomiting and running into the street in the trailer, or in the veterinarian trailer. Yeah, it shows the swamp mouth, but I don't think that's the issue here. We have a player who was tied up in an event that they didn't want to be in, didn't want to see, and wanted to share with other players. The philosophy junk of "what's the point of happiness without sadness" has nothing to do with anything here.
When he got out the door of the vet he ran fast as though he was in pain and scared ran back towards me and then stopped as though he was about to die, my heart was tearing I could not keep looking.
I am not a weak person. this was just a bit much, I created a lot of pets and I have taken many to the Vet and the game is not a week old for me.
Also, I know someone here that just lost her two cats, she is a nice person on the forums here, I do not want her to go through what I did, she is already hurting real.
She bought Cats & Dogs to recreate her real pets she lost.
I am not asking for your pity I am just letting you know what can happen, understand that. I hate to see anyone suffer and babies and little Pets the most.
But if you think, what you say will hurt me, Stand down! because it won't. I must stand up for what I feel its right, even if it's not whats popular, as I always do.
So give your point of view, and be heard that's what forums are for.
Who said EA doesn't have a sense of humor
I understand, had you not been prepared for that, it would be jarring. But pets can only die from old age. They've said that since the beginning. So you saying that your pet was dying of this horrible vomit-induced, foaming mouth way is misleading. Guru's have said since day one that pets can only die from old age. I think, the responsible thing to do, would be to reword your OP and not say "I do not know how many ways they have planned for our pets to die, but this is one of them." Because that is untrue and it will lead people to think their pets are going to suffer. Honestly, I think this whole post is irresponsible. I won't deny that what you describe could be upsetting, but to get your point across I think it would be better to not be overly dramatic and base the facts. I do believe I heard of a glitch/bug where pets were not being able to be treated at the vet and vomitting uncontrollably. So, this would probably be better suited being reported as a bug, not some big "WARNING" to other simmers. It's good you are passionate about it, but some of us like the gameplay we have and we don't want more features watered down because someone misunderstand what was going on and got overly emotional.
In my experience, the pets won't constantly throw up when scared but rather there will be gaps where they do not throw up but are still scared and then there will be times when they are throwing up a whole lot. Sorry if this was too graphic for you!
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Uncontrollable vomitting is a symptom of the swamp mouth sickness. Also a symptom of pregnancy. Also happens to sims when they're pregnant or have food poisoning.
Running into the street is either due to prowler trait, or because they became unhappy so they ran away. Happened when I did not treat one of my cats too.
Having a sim die is also an event you might not want to see. Having a sim kid taken away is also not an event that you may want to see. However if these things upset you in a game as cartoony as this, I would stop playing and seek therapy. You are in no way prepared to face the real world if something as simple as this game upsets you to a point that you have to close it down and cry.
I have never had a reaction like this to anything in a game. Especially one that's as dumped down as The Sims 4. I too have many pets, some of which had died, my cat had a fairly bad childbirth recently, we had to put kittens down that were incompatible with life. There is nothing about swamp-mouth that should set a person off as bad as you gotten set off. So that statement is fairly false and it might be better if you admit to yourself that how strongly you experience cartoony things in a video game is not normal and seek help.
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Are you mocking people for their emotions, and suggesting they get therapy because they have them? Because it certainly seems that way. Just because you've never had a reaction like this to a game doesn't mean no one else ever has, or that it's indicative of mental illness. Everyone has a different tolerance threshold to different stimulus.