There's no stipulation in the *Find Familiar* spell that states your familiar disappears when your character dies, or is knocked out. There's also this small statement within the spell about what a familiar does of its own volition:

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What dictates what these actions are? Based off the [other thread](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/83906/how-much-can-you-communicate-with-your-familiar), it seems that because the familiar is of the ***spirit***, it therefore can understand your intentions perfectly. 

If that's the case, I have 3 questions based off this particular set of circumstances: 

1. Does Familiar telepathy work when unconscious? If so;
2. Can I direct my familiar to take certain actions while being unconscious? If so;
3. Can I have my familiar cast a touch spell like Spare the Dying cantrip while unconscious?