A ocelot died on boat when place down and went into the dirt.

It might sound like not a big problem BUT I’m a big cat lover in Minecraft and I was doing my daily search for a new breed and I found one and usually they are pretty fast so I take a boat and get it so it can’t go nowhere, well here is the PROBLEM I tried to get it when ALL OF A SUDDEN I PUT MY BOAT DOWN AND IT SUFFOCATED. I didn’t know how it happened but I would just have you know it put my boat down underground. Thank you! Sincerely, Cynthia.