Buffy, if you're still looking for a fix, there is one on MATY. If nobody is actually interested in the fix I won't bother hunting for it because attempting to do a search of MATY threads can be a scary and long process LOL - but it's there.
OK - not as bad as I thought. First thread returned on my rocking awesome search terms
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=913efd5ff9ab8979e1d14de36ed34a0d&topic=11407.0The fix is now part of Pescado's creaturefix hack, or part of the vampweresfix for pre-Seasons.