Dr. Piver, a North Carolina native, grew up in Chapel Hill and attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her undergraduate studies –GO HEELS! She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. She spent several years working as an equine veterinarian and as a mixed animal practitioner before focusing on small animals. Dr. Piver also attended The Chi Institute for Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and is a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA). This has enabled her to provide alternatives (such as acupuncture and herbal medicine) when standard treatments at not working. Dr. Piver and her family live in Cary. They have two four-legged children, Lilah and Thatch, who are both Labrador Retrievers. In their spare time, the Piver family enjoys snowboarding, boating, wakeboarding, and camping.