I am the same age as you, and I had thought after lexie my younger cat of only 3 years of age, I would not own any more because of the fact they may outlive me,however I do plan and hope to live way beyond my sixties, which would make my Lexie around 21 years old, hoping that she lives that long for sure, I don't think I could bear to live the rest of my life alone without a kitty, but I am going to make sure that when I am old, I have someone that will take kitty should I pass on, and I think my daughter will indeed be a taker as she loves kitties as much as I do, but if I cannot assure that, then I will have to re-think that plan, there is nothing sadder than the pets that get handed in because their owners have died, just think of the trauma those poor kitties must feel, not only loosing their owner and companion, but then to be put in a cage all alone awaiting adoption that might never come, not something I intend for any of my kitties to go through if I can help it.

I do worry about my parents kitty Tessa, although she is getting on in years and hopefully my parents will outlive her, she is around 12 years old and they are both in their early seventies, I would take her if anything happened to them in a heartbeat, but she would not be very happy here, I do hope my parents donot get another kitty once she passes on, as I will have the worry of what to do with the kitty should the inevitable happen.