Who could take care of my cats if something happens to me ?

It's a really good idea. You should let whoever would be alerted if you were hurt that you have a cat or cats that will need tending to if you are incapacitated. Then I'd put together a care sheet (names and pics of each cat, what peculiarities are for each cat, where the food is kept and how much to feed, where water is, a copy of the most recent shot history, name/address/phone of vet, any other info that would be useful like the name/phone of a friend who'd be willing to babysit your cats in your absence for as long as it takes, etc.) and have that somewhere easy to find (on the frig door, on a bulletin board in the house) so your contact people can read it and know how to handle your cats (this also help when you go on vacation, all the info will already be there and only need updating if necessary). I have friends and family I've left my housekeys with anyway in case I lock myself out or if I get so drastically sick I cannot open my front door, that'd be a good idea (even if your contact person live far away, theoretically if the hospital called to say your were badly hurt, they'd be coming to you and bringing your keys).

Also put a small sign on your front door and at least one of your front windows (where a fireman might break in) so if there's a fire while you're out, the emergency folks know you have cats that will need to be rescued (SPCA might have nifty little signs like this already).

You might want to contact your local SPCA too to see if they have a policy for caring for your cats if you should die--my local SPCA does (they'll take in your cats and keep them, give them care and love until the cats die, they won't adopt them out). Just in case.

But mostly, just take care of yourself so your cats never have to be deprived of you. OK?!

I have a cat sitter who comes and stays with my furbaby when I'm away. During the initial first visit I have her a key to my place and also have her programmed into my mobile phone. She charges me $15 per day, but is worth every penny.

If I had an emergency, I would definitely call her and we would figure out the money situation later.

She also has my vet's phone number in case something were to happen when I'm gone.

Most pet sitters are animal lovers and in touch with the rescue community. You could ask them what to do and I think they would give you good answers.

My friend put in her will that if anything happens to her, I'm to determine the fate of her cats. :)

It's excellent that you are already thinking of your animal's welfare. You'll be a good animal dad.

I think you did answer your own question. If you're worried, you should leave instructions with someone, even if it's just an acquaintance, on what to do if something happens to you. If you have a life insurance policy, you can add a long term care facility as a beneficiary. There are places that care for animals whose owners have died. I think you have to will them $5000 for each pet or something like that.

It's always good to think ahead & be prepared.

Give the person (someone you can trust!) a key to your house, put their number in your wallet, and also put their number in your cell phone under the heading ICE pets (In case of emergency), so EMS or whoever will know that's who to contact for your pets. I saw a lady once who put her pets' rabies tags on her key chain, so if anything happened to her emergency workers would know she had pets at home - might not be a bad idea, if you have room on your keychain.

This link has good info:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/providing_for_yo...

Another thing to consider is expanding your human social network. I have around 8 cats and 2 dogs, I'm also sort of a loner (although I'm married with kids). Finding other fur-kid parents would help you to communicate with people with whom you share something in common. Having that sort of network will also help you to rest easy knowing that someone with as much love as you will care for your babies when you are unable to.

I have informed my brother that get my life insurance that he has to take care of my babies. It OK cause he lived with me and loves them like I do. Make sure people know you have them and have access to them in case.

also they are very social so if you plan to be away, may be you should think about not getting them.

It great you have put some forethought into your potential cat's protection. Also my local fire department has stickers you can put in your window to alert them that there are animals in the house. That would also alert any emergency personnel to the same thing.

cats would be able to hold out for a while i think but if something serious happened i'd ask a neighbor, family member,or one of the few friends. nothing will probably happen though

You could send them to me I am in Michigan/...wait how many do you have? I could take 2.. I already have 1

whoa.....dude.....you are way too far ahead of the game.