Could there be a link between rat feces and dog illness?

It occured to me yesterday that my dogs sometime eat the rat feces which they kick out of there cage. Now I had a shih tzu who got this strange illness after we got the rats. I am not sure exactly how long after as this was a few years ago. She developed neurological problems which affected her left side. She would also throw up every so often like every other day. Finally the vomiting stopped completely after a few months. Yes we took her to the vet. They had no diagnose for the vomiting or her neurological problems. About a month ago, she was diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia which has no actual known cause. She had to be put down a week later. I am trying to figure out if there could be a possible link between any of this and the rat feces. It is also quite possible that this could have been genetic since my grandma bought her at a pet store and she likely came from a puppy mill. Now I have a malchi puppy which is a maltese/chihuahua mix.
She is 2.4 pounds. I have seen her eat the feces once and I am trying to keep her away from it. I just want to know how harmful it could be. I want to make sure that it won’t cause any of the other diseases my shih tzu may have had. The shih tzu was about 4 when this all started happening.
She was sick but it was due to her eating a pill of immodium. She is not sick now. I am just scientifically trying to see if there could be a link.

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Are there any websites that can help me figure out what illness my dog has?

Maybe someone here can help but my Chihuahua has been having a lot of diarrhea lately with a little blood in it too. and it’s really weird because her diarrhea looks like it almost has a bunch of dirt in it. we took her to the vet and they said the only thing they think it could be is worms but even after we vaccinated her she was still sick, any help?
She’s about 3 years old and she is on the same food she has always been on that i feed all my dogs, purina. When we went to the vet they did do a fecal test for the worms and even though they didn’t find any they gave her some medicine to take that did nothing about the blood.
Is there anyother test i can request at the vets?

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Is there an actual illness which makes a small dog’s feces smell like a skunks spray?

This is a very strong smell, smell’s exactly like a skunk’s spray, and the smell will linger forever. My dog has never had this before, and she has not changed her food lately. Also, she has her anal sacks emptied regularly, so i don’ty think that’s it.

Is there an actual illness associated with this?
You have to be sick yourself, to suggest that someone go to the vet because their dog’s s-h-i-t stinks. Sheesh.

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