Stray to Spay

Stray to Spay We are a 501c3 aiming to reduce the population of stray cats in Omaha through TNVR.

We are a nonprofit that humanely TNR (trap, neuter, return) cats in Omaha, NE.

Mr. Shoe is hoping everyone is safe and warm and happy like he is, especially here in snowmaha ❄️We are so in love with ...
02/17/2025

Mr. Shoe is hoping everyone is safe and warm and happy like he is, especially here in snowmaha ❄️

We are so in love with this happy go lucky fella. He just loves people so much and is really chill with other cats. Here’s hoping he behaves like a gentleman now that he is

This is Tippy. She is 3-4 days old and she is an orphan. She is the only survivor in her family. Even her mom has passe...
02/15/2025

This is Tippy. She is 3-4 days old and she is an orphan. She is the only survivor in her family. Even her mom has passed. She was found by a kind person and eventually she found her way to us. Luckily, we have experience in these kinds of situations and so far to she is doing extremely well, despite the circumstances she came from.

When she was born, the high temperatures were somewhere between freezing and just above freezing, and the lows were in the teens. But when she was conceived, which was sometime in December, we had many days that were far above average. This is not a coincidence. We are noticing kittens and pregnant cats earlier and earlier here in Omaha and like many animal rescuers, we have observed that the weather and daily temperatures play a role in cat reproductive cycles.

This is why it’s so critical to spay and neuter community cats. A few hours of discomfort for the cats that can reproduce is absolutely worth preventing an entire litter from freezing to death.

We are going to do everything we can to help sweet little Tippy, and we are going to do what we can to prevent more kittens from experiencing the kind of suffering her siblings experienced.

Happy Valentine’s Day! (or Palentines Day. Or Galentines Day)Today we present you with three Romeos! 😻These fellas were ...
02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! (or Palentines Day. Or Galentines Day)

Today we present you with three Romeos! 😻
These fellas were too friendly to be outside and deserve to find their forever people and live the life of luxury.

In exchange, they will give so much love. These boys are SUPER SWEET, single, and ready to mingle ❤️❤️

They are so sweet, in fact, just thinking about them is giving us cavities!

Look at TK! We’ve posted about her before, but for those of you who missed it, she was born with some problems with her ...
02/11/2025

Look at TK! We’ve posted about her before, but for those of you who missed it, she was born with some problems with her back legs. They were not bending the correct direction. We were not sure what the plan was going to be, but we knew we had to help her so off to she went where she has been hanging out since November and getting her legs treated to see if they could be corrected.

Sweet tiny girl still has some issues with one of her legs. Lone Tree is giving her the best care. We’d appreciate some help covering the costs and preparing for future special cats and kittens like her. You can donate through our website or through Instagram and Facebook.

And if she tugs at your heart strings but you cannot help, we get it! You can share this story and help spread the word about this special little girl.

We know, we know, it’s only February and we might actually get snow this week! However, we are preparing for the upcomin...
02/09/2025

We know, we know, it’s only February and we might actually get snow this week! However, we are preparing for the upcoming kitten season and while we focus primarily on TNVR, we often come across nursing mama cats and kittens (despite our very best efforts to catch and spay/neuter as many as we can before kittens are born). If we can get them into a safe location, we are usually able to place them in adoption rescues once the kittens are weaned. That means we’re on the hook for taking care of kittens.

We have some kitten care supplies on our Amazon and Chewy lists, including Weruva, which is currently on sale on Amazon!

Here is the link to our Amazon wishlist and we also have it in our Instagram profile!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1PU9W1GCVBJ0E?ref_=wl_share

Ask and you shall receive! We got some messages from fellow rescuers about how to replicate this awesome tool and we are...
02/07/2025

Ask and you shall receive! We got some messages from fellow rescuers about how to replicate this awesome tool and we are finally making good on providing that information. Resident cat Leo and our mascot Tom Tom are super happy to be a part of this.

So here it is and if you scroll through, you’ll see some pictures and some measurements to help with the replication process.

An awesome member of our community made this for us and we cannot overstate how much faster shelter building goes now that we have it!

Huge shoutout to for sharing a video with a similar tool that we used to model our own.

Happy sheltering building 😻😻

It might not be snowy out but it sure is slick! We hope everyone is safe if they are out and about tonight.Unfortunately...
02/05/2025

It might not be snowy out but it sure is slick! We hope everyone is safe if they are out and about tonight.

Unfortunately, this is the way winter goes. Last week we were almost in the 60s and now we have very cold temperatures. But we know folks are seeing pregnant cats around, so we know the reproductive cycle is alive and well here.

The best way to keep your community cats safe is to provide them shelters with straw, make sure you’re monitoring their water, and removing metal bowls for rubber or other materials that won’t stick to their tongues.

Freedom! That’s what’s in store for this beautiful little lady. She’s taking a ride in a trap this morning and will retu...
02/04/2025

Freedom! That’s what’s in store for this beautiful little lady. She’s taking a ride in a trap this morning and will return to her colony free from the consequences of kitten season. It’s time - get them trapped, get them vetted, prevent pregnancy, and help us reduce the number of kittens suffering outside this season. Together, we can do this.

Here’s a curious little cutie for you. Kitty wanted to say hi to us (from a safe distance of course). We’d like to think...
02/03/2025

Here’s a curious little cutie for you. Kitty wanted to say hi to us (from a safe distance of course). We’d like to think after a little bit of time and recovery, our community cats recognize that we’re helping them.

Or some of them are just living up to the stereotype about curious cats. Either way we are happy to see eartipped cats healthy and thriving.

Happy Saturday! We’ve got something exciting to share!We completed a major refresh of our website, Straytospay.org! We c...
02/01/2025

Happy Saturday! We’ve got something exciting to share!

We completed a major refresh of our website, Straytospay.org! We couldn’t be more excited to launch this website and we couldn’t have done it without Julia, our amazing web designer. If you visit our website and scroll to the bottom of the homepage, you’ll see a link to her portfolio.

We are entirely volunteer-based and are only able to do what we can do through the generosity of those around us. And what we want to do is help all the community cats.

This handsome guy is Buddy. He is a friendly neighborhood cat, who unfortunately had a degloved tail. Luckily we were ab...
01/29/2025

This handsome guy is Buddy. He is a friendly neighborhood cat, who unfortunately had a degloved tail. Luckily we were able to quickly get him into Lone Tree and his tail was amputated. He healed up, cared for in a heated garage in his neighborhood and is happy to be back where he is well taken care of. This cool dude is also ballless and flawless!

Check out this cutie! She just wants to live her life. She is lucky that people found her and her colony and gave her so...
01/28/2025

Check out this cutie! She just wants to live her life. She is lucky that people found her and her colony and gave her some help so that she won’t have to raise babies in addition to fending off tom cats. She will also be less likely to contract diseases and won’t contribute to an ever-growing community cat population in the city.

The best we can do for these cats is to give them a helping hand whenever and wherever we can.

It’s a bit warmer in Omaha and we know what that means! In about 60 to 65 days, we’re gonna see some kittens.We’re doing...
01/25/2025

It’s a bit warmer in Omaha and we know what that means! In about 60 to 65 days, we’re gonna see some kittens.

We’re doing what we can to help community cats get neutered now so that they don’t have to go through the reproductive cycle and fewer kittens are born outside in Omaha. If you feed cats, now is the time to get them the help they need. If you can’t get a hold of us, you can always go through the Nebraska Humane Society’s community cat program.

Let’s make this year one of kindness towards our community cats. They didn’t ask for the lives they have and we can do our part in making their lives a little bit better.

This is Rock. He is thusly named probably because he ROCKS or he is big like The Rock. Either way, this big guy also hap...
01/22/2025

This is Rock. He is thusly named probably because he ROCKS or he is big like The Rock. Either way, this big guy also happens to be extremely sweet, so of course we couldn’t resist getting him off the streets.

Now is the time to help these friendly adult cats if there’s room in adoption rescues because we know kitten season is coming. It seems like it’s earlier and earlier each year. Once kitten season starts, adoption rescues fill up quickly, leaving no room for friendly guys like Rock.

Soooo about that invite a bunch of people who follow us may have gotten. Facebook glitched out and we don’t know what ha...
01/22/2025

Soooo about that invite a bunch of people who follow us may have gotten. Facebook glitched out and we don’t know what happened but we are so sorry! That was not a page intended for the public. We’ve removed everyone and deleted it 😅

Here is to warmer days and fewer social media hiccups!

It’s cold, so here is a cute throwback to warm us all up!In 2022, we were asked to help out at a colony and pretty quick...
01/20/2025

It’s cold, so here is a cute throwback to warm us all up!

In 2022, we were asked to help out at a colony and pretty quickly we ascertained the situation was out of hand. Everywhere we looked we saw cats. This cute fuzzy kitten ended up getting sick and we caught her in early 2023, helped her get better, and eventually she found her way to her forever home.

TNVR really does save lives. Also from this colony we recruited an amazing volunteer!

UPDATE 2: as of 2:30 pm we had 8 shelters left (thanks for the update Sheila!)————————————-UPDATE 1: as of 9:34am on Fri...
01/16/2025

UPDATE 2: as of 2:30 pm we had 8 shelters left (thanks for the update Sheila!)
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UPDATE 1: as of 9:34am on Friday Jan 17 we still have shelters available! It’s going to get very cold starting tomorrow also windy this afternoon so great time to grab some shelters, but make sure you weigh them down!
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Hey hey! For those of you asking, we have about half of the shelters left as of 3:25 PM on Thursday, January 16.

You can pick up one or two behind The Arbor Event Venue at 14040 Arbor St

If we had to guess, we think we will probably run out either this evening or tomorrow, so if you are looking to get some after that, please check with us before swinging by.

Introducing Winnie 💗, a young mama rescued from a shelter this summer in collaboration with NHS. She is very sweet and v...
01/13/2025

Introducing Winnie 💗, a young mama rescued from a shelter this summer in collaboration with NHS. She is very sweet and very special. We are helping Winne through some health issues and she is worth every effort. Winnie is such a sweet cat and she’s so grateful to be inside. We will share updates here as her story continues to unfold.

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Carl is a young friendly boy who just loves the indoor life. Especially snacks. And cuddling. From outdoor cat to inside king, this fella found his way out of the cold just in time. Because it sure is cold. Honestly, we get it. We also love snacks and cuddles. And being not outside during extreme cold. Please keep an eye on your community cats, especially when it is brutally cold. Thankfully the weather should be warming up soon. Unfortunately, warmer weather gives cats another opportunity to reproduce. #communitycats #communitycatsofinstagram #prettykitty #adoptdontshop #rescuecat #tnr #tnvr #tnrworks #tnrsaveslives #balllessandflawless

We hope you enjoy this happy, heartwarming Return video from the great @jaqinthebox94 #tnr #trapneuterreturn #straytospay

We are glad to have been able to help longtime colony cat Ghosty, treated for an acute UTI. She wasn’t happy with the trapping part and gave her caretaker some vocalized attitude, but loved how she felt afterward! #tnvr #tnrworks #tnrsaveslives #trapneuterreturn

Mouse ringing in 2025 with peak enthusiastic energy. We want to be just like Mouse. She is a good girl. #kitten #kittensofinstagram #kittengram #rescuekitten #tnr #tnvr #tnrworks #tnrsaveslives

🔊volume up Why do you have so much to say little girl? Oh you’re upset that we saved your life (literally only survivor from her litter as far as we know), and we’re dealing with some not-so-fun medical issues, probably related to the fact that you ate a bunch of pine needles. But sure go ahead and file a complaint with management will let them know that you’re unsatisfied with the customer service. In all seriousness, little Bobbie (because she looks like a baby bobcat) is a survivor. We do our best to spay queens to prevent kittens from being born outside and suffering, but we cannot help ourselves when we see a baby in need. She has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but luckily, she has a cute little friend to help her (we’ll post about her friend tomorrow)! #caturday #catgram #kittengram #rescuekitten #kittens #adoptdontshop #tnrsaveslives

Friendly reminder that we do this all for the cats. We love to see them take off happily toward the rest of their lives. Knowing that they are safe from the endless cycles of fighting and reproduction makes it all worth while! #tnromaha #tnrsaveslives #tnrworks #tnr #communitycats

Even colony cats love a good enrichment activity! Drop some good feline enrichment tips in the comments! #cats #colonycats #tnrworks #tnromaha

“But male cats should stay intact”. 🔊VOLUME UP 🔊 We’ve heard that before. But honestly, we don’t buy it. These noisy fellas were creating quite the stir with their yelling. They just stood right in front of each other screaming. Neither one ceding their territory. One of them has an obvious tail injury. The other one’s ear is ripped to shreds. This isn’t cute. This isn’t funny. And it certainly can and should be prevented. We know it’s hard not to impose our very human perspective on cats. But these guys don’t understand life the same way we do. They have instincts that can tell them to fight sometimes to the death. The injuries they sustain and the diseases they carry are not worth it. They can have a much happier life. It’s all about #balllessandflawless #tnr #trapneuterreturn #spayandneuter #feralcats #tomcats #communitycats #itshiptobetipped #tnrworks

Here’s a little compilation of what we’ve been up to! Some successes and some “dang, so close” moments! #tnrworks #tnromaha #tnr #colonycats #eartips

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