Raw carrots, green beans, spinach leaves, peas in the pod, corn on the cob, apples, bread sticks, wheat toast, zucchini sticks, mini bagels, and mini rice cakes are easily shredded and may provide an alternative to plucking. Angela Lennox, DVM, a very knowledgeable avian veterinarian who has taken an interest in QMS, has treated several quakers suffering from this syndrome. Mrs. Lennox stated that although there will never be one definitive cause for QMS, she has found that most cases are related to some type of medical cause as opposed to psychological. Many of the quakers she has treated for QMS have been found to have some type of nutritional deficiency, most notably Fatty Liver Disease. Another frequent medical cause appears to be mega bacteria and yeast infections.
Several treatments exist for allergic skin and feather diseases.
The first is to identify the source of the allergy and remove it. The second is to medically manage the problem by treating the signs of the allergies with antihistamines or steroids. Needless to say, this is not always an effective, nor feasible solution. Prozac are some of the common suggestions. However, as with any treatment, there simply isn't a specific one that is going to be effective in all cases.