Re Are Cherry & Plum twigs toxic to rabbits?

Dear Ross,

My husband, the veterinarian, reccommends against
feeding
twigs and leaves.  The pits are extremely poisonous and
the rest of the plant also carries the toxins.  Rabbits
are pretty sensative little creatures.  Why push it?

Below is a link (I hope) to the Cornell Toxic Plants
page.
A pretty good reference for this sort of thing.

http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/alphalist.html



Lisa Flaum
Waterloo, south-east Illinios, USA
Min -10F Max 105F  Summer dry punctuated by floods, 
high humidity, unreliable snow cover, clay soil
Member NARGS, IBS, SRGC, AGS, AHS, RHS, APS, ACS (I like
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>
>Does anyone know if twigs, bark, or wood of cherries and plum 
>(Prunus
>spp.) are  toxic to rabbits (Oryctolagus sp.)? Various 
>references on pet
>rabbits state that while apples (Malus spp.) twigs are just 
>fine, cherry
>and plum twigs are toxic and should not be fed to rabbits you 
>like. I've
>seen a variant of this, stating that the fresh, green
twigs are 
>bad,
>after several months aging, the toxins degrade and the wood is 
>safe.
>
>I'm sure many people will say that wild rabbits ate their
>cherry/plum/peach to the ground, but perhaps the rabbits got 
>sick
>afterwards. Also I believe new world rabbits belong to a 
>different
>genus.
>
>My pet bunny Primrose (Primula sp.) thanks you.
>
>Ross Greenberg
>Montreal, Quebec, Canada
>

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