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0003937Dwarf FortressCombat -- Generalpublic2011-02-07 00:032011-03-05 10:16
Reportercheesemage 
Assigned ToDwarfu 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.18 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0003937: Dwarves and pets suffocating from spontaneous injuries
DescriptionVarious pets, mostly younger animals, repeatedly are recieving injuries without doing anything that should cause them. Dwarves, including ones that just migrated in, with no combat training and no encounters on way to fortress, have also been recieving these injuries. The injuries are yellow to most of the body, but cyan to a number of organs, including lungs. Justice screen hasn't shown any crimes committed, and no hostile units are on the map. First indication of this happening is usually a message saying the unit suffocated. Have occasionally spotted units right before this happened, and right after, with no fighting in between to cause the injuries.
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duplicate of 0002044resolved Footkerchief Poisons spread too much, result is mass chaos and death 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-02-07 00:03cheesemageNew Issue
2011-02-07 00:49DwarfuNote Added: 0015048
2011-02-07 00:49DwarfuTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-02-07 04:57Logical2uNote Added: 0015052
2011-02-07 07:13FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000296
2011-02-07 07:13FootkerchiefNote Added: 0015053
2011-02-07 08:54hyperactiveChipmunkNote Added: 0015054
2011-02-25 04:13DwarfuNote Added: 0015493
2011-03-05 06:40DwarfuTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-05 06:40DwarfuNote Added: 0015755
2011-03-05 06:40DwarfuRelationship replacedduplicate of 0000296
2011-03-05 06:40DwarfuStatusnew => resolved
2011-03-05 06:40DwarfuResolutionopen => duplicate
2011-03-05 06:40DwarfuAssigned To => Dwarfu
2011-03-05 10:16FootkerchiefRelationship addedduplicate of 0002044
2011-03-05 10:16FootkerchiefRelationship deleted0000296

Notes
(0015048)
Dwarfu   
2011-02-07 00:49   
Do you have temperature on? Is it super cold where your fort is? Are you using any mods or have you changed the raws in any fashion?

If you can continuously get this to reproduce at that fort, please upload a save http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^]
(0015052)
Logical2u   
2011-02-07 04:57   
Another possibility is that they're covered in some sort of acid or have a disease. Check the health screen too.
(0015053)
Footkerchief   
2011-02-07 07:13   
Yeah, check their inventories for spatters of blood/dust/etc from forgotten beasts and/or demons.
(0015054)
hyperactiveChipmunk   
2011-02-07 08:54   
Sounds like a forgotten beast with deadly blood. The Z-health screen is your best bet for noticing the problem in time to make an assessment. Usually they'll be "dizzy" or "winded"--probably winded, in your case--right before they croak. From there, you can figure out what forgotten beast blood they have in common (it's probably near the bottom of the list, since in my experience it doesn't take long between exposure and death) and get to work building walls over (or death pits around) the pools of blood from that particular beast.
(0015493)
Dwarfu   
2011-02-25 04:13   
Reminder sent to: cheesemage

Was some sort of creature blood/secretion being stepped on by your dwarfs?
(0015755)
Dwarfu   
2011-03-05 06:40   
We'll assume so.