Cat dies at the groomers.

[Catherine]

I agree that there is something suspicious about the whole story.

Either they did something to cause the cats death and they want to hide what really happened. Or the cat got out and they are pretending it died rather than admit it was lost.

Perhaps the cat got out and was killed by a car or something.
Worse, one of the dogs in for grooming might have killed the cat.

There is no way they could have had the cat cremated so fast and why would they. Cremation is expensive.
I hope she finds out what happened to her cat.