--- src/spells1.c.orig	2007-10-07 19:36:05.000000000 -0400
+++ src/spells1.c	2007-12-08 18:41:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -7135,6 +7135,16 @@
 			if (do_sleep) m_ptr->csleep = do_sleep;
 		}
 	}
+	/*
+	 * Mega-Hack -- If dam == 0 and note is non-null, then some effect
+	 * has already been applied to the monster and there's a message to
+	 * print, even if the monster is a companion and we skipped it
+	 * above.  --dsb
+	 */
+	else if (dam == 0 && note && seen)
+	{
+		msg_format("%^s%s", m_name, note);
+	}
 
 
 	/* XXX XXX XXX Verify this code */