Invisible players have been reported here: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-142521
Confirmed, for two players in a multiplayer server, same snapshot.
This is still an issue. Affected version 1.12.2/vanilla, Windows 10, bundled java 1.8.0_25 64 Bit and new ly installed 1.8.0_151 64 Bit
How to reproduce on a cat, in survival mode:
Spawn an ocelot
Tame it
Let it sit on a chest
push it off the chest
It will no longer sit when clicked, will not follow the owner, etc.
Confirmed in 19w09a.