I've been experiencing something in my game and wanted to ask you guys if it's a gameplay feature or a bug. I couldn't find a discussion on it.
Some knowledge about my game and what has been going on:
- I have all of the packs except for Bowling Night.
- The dog we are talking about has the Couch Potato, Hairy, and Hunter traits. She is also not spayed, but thanks to MCCommand Center I also know that she is not pregnant. Her name is Lily.
- Lily frequently faints. There is no "What's Wrong?" option, and whenever I take her to the vet, they tell me there is nothing wrong with her. I have only noticed the fainting spells recently.
- Currently, it is Summer and really hot.
I suspect that the dog is "overheating". I purchased a thermostat just a few minutes ago because one of my Sims was complaining about the heat, and I think that may be the problem with Lily. Since I could not find a discussion on this or any information regarding it, I am unsure if this assumption is correct. Along with that, if it is correct, I'd like to know some ways to aid my Sims' dog, as they like to take her to the dog park, but she keeps fainting there as well.
I have bought some of the cold treats from the vet and plan on doing some experimentation but I am unsure of other consequences that could come from these treats, as I haven't really played around with pets too seriously.
If it is a bug, then "Oh well!", I'll try to repair my game and mod/cc check, but I wanted to check with you guys before I delve into that route.
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This is my best guess. But I would love to get to the bottom of this, too.
To those who have fainting dogs? Do you have a pet bed? And how easily accessible is it?
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It's possible the dog is getting tired more quickly in the heat or "overheating". You also mentioned that the dog has the Couch Potato trait and those dogs are lazy and will just lay down and sleep pretty much anywhere at random times throughout the day. If it is a heat issue, you could try putting a dog park in one of the worlds that doesn't get as hot or take her to the dog park early in the morning or in the evening when it's not as hot.
There is no training to use the pet bed. Even if you send a dog to their pet bed, they will usually get out at some point and go sleep near their owners. The dogs are programmed to prefer to sleep near their owners.....cats on the other hand will sleep in the pet beds more often and will stay in them longer.
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Could be she’s sick. My dog fainted and was sick.