diff --git a/pylint_django/augmentations/__init__.py b/pylint_django/augmentations/__init__.py
index c8e31b4b..ccedb7ad 100644
--- a/pylint_django/augmentations/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint_django/augmentations/__init__.py
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ def apply_augmentations(linter):
     suppress_message(linter, ClassChecker.visit_class, 'W0232', is_model_media_subclass)
     suppress_message(linter, MisdesignChecker.leave_class, 'R0903', is_model_media_subclass)
 
+    # Too few public methods started appearing for Views and Models as part of Pylint>=1.4 / astroid>=1.3.3
+    # Not sure why, suspect this is a failure to get the parent classes somewhere
+    # For now, just suppress it on models and views
+    suppress_message(linter, MisdesignChecker.leave_class, 'R0903', is_class('django.db.models.base.Model'))
+    # TODO: why does this not work with the fqn of 'View'? Must be something to do with the overriding and transforms
+    suppress_message(linter, MisdesignChecker.leave_class, 'R0903', is_class('.View'))
+
+
     # Admin
     # Too many public methods (40+/20)
     # TODO: Count public methods of django.contrib.admin.options.ModelAdmin and increase
diff --git a/pylint_django/transforms/fields.py b/pylint_django/transforms/fields.py
index d9f4a2f6..a08ab9b6 100644
--- a/pylint_django/transforms/fields.py
+++ b/pylint_django/transforms/fields.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from astroid import MANAGER, scoped_nodes, nodes
+from astroid import MANAGER, scoped_nodes, nodes, inference_tip
 
 
 _STR_FIELDS = ('CharField', 'SlugField', 'URLField', 'TextField', 'EmailField',
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ def is_form_field(cls):
     return cls.qname().startswith('django.forms.fields')
 
 
-def make_field_str(cls):
+def is_model_or_form_field(cls):
+    return is_model_field(cls) or is_form_field(cls)
+
+
+def apply_type_shim(cls, context=None):
+
     if cls.name in _STR_FIELDS:
         base_node = scoped_nodes.builtin_lookup('str')
     elif cls.name in _INT_FIELDS:
@@ -35,12 +40,10 @@ def make_field_str(cls):
     elif cls.name == 'DateField':
         base_node = MANAGER.ast_from_module_name('datetime').lookup('date')
     else:
-        return cls
+        return iter([cls])
 
-    cls.bases.append(base_node[1][0])
-    return cls
+    return iter([cls] + base_node[1])
 
 
 def add_transforms(manager):
-    manager.register_transform(nodes.Class, make_field_str, is_model_field)
-    manager.register_transform(nodes.Class, make_field_str, is_form_field)
+    manager.register_transform(nodes.Class, inference_tip(apply_type_shim), is_model_or_form_field)