A sick bunny = a scared bunny owner

Remember the "evil bunny" I wrote about a few weeks ago? My friend called her Arvienna.. That's quite a name for a rabbit, but my friend loves fantasy stories and movies, hence the name. And it's useless to prove that a rabbit has nothing in common with elves.

Arvi was doing ok till today when my friend called, very ancxious. "I think Arvi has a big problem. Probably she has damaged her backbone!" Fifteen minutes later I was at my friend's place, looking at the supposedly sick rabbit. But she didn't look sick at all to me. I asked what was wrong. It turned out Arvienna started to gnash a teeth when my friend stroke her back. She read on some message boards that this is a sign of pain.
"So, you think her back hurts," I asked? "Can I touch it?"
"No, no, don't, I'm scared. I think she needs a vet."
"Don't you think she just doesn't like it when you touch her?"
"No, before she didn't mind."

The rabbit was eating peacefully without paying any attention to us and my friend took an address book to find the closest vet. I was puzzeled by Arvi's normal looks. I googled "rabbits teeth gnashing" and looked through the first few pages. I learnt that rabbits gnash a teeth loudly when they hurt, and a slight gnashing means that the bunny is pleased. After I shared this information with my friend everything started to make sense.
"Why didn't you even try to do more research before panicking?" I asked?
"You know, I feel so responsible for her life", she said, "If something happened to her and I could've prevented it from happening, it would really suck."
Can't argue with that. And here is a lot of useful information on rabbits' health for beginners like my friend.