Each staff member is committed to a high quality of care, and through continuous on-the-job training they are able to appropriately educate you on your pet's health care needs. There are often opportunities for our non-licensed support staff to attend continuing education meetings; we encourage and even provide some of those opportunities in order to have a knowledgeable staff. We train our employees to be more than just someone to restrain a pet for the doctors to examine. They are involved with every aspect of their care from checking you in at the front office, to caring for them while they are boarding to monitoring anesthesia during a surgical procedure.
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Team Spotlight
Dr. Walters graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008. She moved to the Triangle following graduation and practiced at VCA hospitals in the Chapel Hill area for 15 years. Dr. Walters is dedicated to partnering with pet owners to care for their pets throughout their lives. She has special interests in internal medicine, pain management, soft tissue surgery, and rehab. She became a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist in 2018 and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist in 2022. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, birding, running with her dog, and wo...
My name is Kathy Jo Pike and my home town is in Northeastern North Carolina, Elizabeth City.
I grew up around all types of animals and farming. I especially love dachshunds and horses. I started riding American Saddlebred Horses when I was 12 years old and got my first horse, Roxy, at 14 years old. After graduating High School at Northeastern, I moved to Williamston, NC, to attend Martin Community College studying Equine Technology. Then moved on to Apex, NC, to attend North Carolina State University. In 2006, I earned my bachelor's degree in Agribusiness Management with minors in Economics and Animal Science.&nb...
