Today’s Dog of the Day is Zeus, submitted by Stacey Kuboske of the Investigational Drug Service. “In this picture Zeus’ favorite toy, his squeaky pig, appears to be signaling for help. We have fostered/adopted retired racing greyhounds for many years, and Zeus is likely our last. We adopted him from the racetrack in West Memphis, Arkansas, less than two weeks before it shut down.”
Today’s Cat of the Day is Zion, submitted by David Escobedo of VUMC IT. “Zion is a 24-lb. Maine coon cat. He is a gentle giant who looks mean at times, but is a true lover at heart.”
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.
Zeus and Zion were featured in the March 11, 2025, edition of MyVUMC News.