Today’s Dog of the Day is Pierre, submitted by Nellie Salisbury of Trauma.
Today’s Cat of the Day is Oliver, submitted by Rachel Hart of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology. “Oliver is our sweet, eight year old male orange tabby, who we found abandoned in a box by the Harpeth River when he was about three months old. He has a rare autoimmune bone marrow disorder that we are still battling, but despite all of the vet visits he does not enjoy, he is still the sweetest, most loyal companion. We love him with our whole hearts.”
Pets of the Day — what you need to know
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pets of the Day are included in regular editions of the MyVUMC News newsletter, which is posted twice a week by VUMC News and Communications.
The pets are selected from the hundreds of entries sent to the VUMC Voice Pet Photo Contest.
For those who submitted a photo to that contest, watch MyVUMC News for Pets of the Day, and in addition, regular collections of pet photos are posted to the VUMC Voice site. You can see them all here: https://news.vumc.org/section/voice/pets-vumc/.
If you have a pet you would like to nominate for Pet of the Day, the next Pet Photo Contest submission period is coming up later this year, and will be announced in MyVUMC News.
Pierre and Oliver were featured in the Aug. 12, 2025, edition of MyVUMC News.