Guy Stevens

Thx for checking this. I'm wondering if the issue isn't the lack of a death message, but the disappearance without a death being involved. After the cat had disappeared, I tamed a wolf into a dog. When I went on a long journey, including crossing water by boat, the dog disappeared, as well. Several Minecraft days later, I was in a boat going back toward my journey's starting point, and I heard a dog bark. I hit F5; the dog had magically appeared in my boat. He's now safely sitting in my village. The cat has still never reappeared.

I confirm this affects 1.16.40. Friend on same version and I play on PCs (Windows 10). I used to get invitations from him no problem. Now not so. Another issue is no friends appear in my Friends tab, even though I know they are online – although I appear in his Friends tab.