But iirc siphon vim is on use and not like damage over time so that seems weird the puma kept dying after beguiling.
Nah it's DOT:

But it shouldn't last for so many turns! I literally managed to get to Kyakukya before it died.
Unrelated, you should play a run as an office chair, its fun.
Dominate is on my list of stuff to try. But at first I want to figure some basic stuff like companions (this run), cooking and tinkering.