Poodle, I am going to google "Citrus Rat" now! I am imagining that they are huge and eat oranges!
They are, and they do! LOL
My dogs brought me 7 dead ones in less than 3 weeks back a couple of years ago when we had all that rain and several hurricane scares. Maddy will leap up and grab a rat right out of the Kumquat tree! There's never a sign of puncture, nor any blood, and they don't eat the rats; they just bring them to me! UGH! I have an old metal garbage can lid I keep for the purpose of disposing of the dead rats . . .tell the dogs to drop it! And off to the dumpster I go!
My pup is going to doggy daycare and lepto is required to be there

I'm not even sure what to give her for vaccines and what not to. My vet and I are kind of fighting because I want them done 1 at a time but my vet wants the shots to be done by her (vet visit = 45 + shot vs. vet tech = shot cost only) but I don't see why, I understand she wants to keep an eye on her but lets say she get 5 shots, am I supposed to pay $225 extra so I can worry less about allergic reactions?!? We've already gone to the vet 4 times this month alone because of her outbreaks to food. Idk, vets get me sometimes, she's the best vet in the world but some days it feels like vets care only about money
Find another vet who will work with you. My vet agreed to do this for me, so I was only charged one office visit + Parvo vaccination. A month later, we went back for the next, a month after that the next vac., and 2 months after that for the Rabies vac. I was only charged for the vaccination, not an office visit. That would be absurd (and pretty outrageous)!
We have several doggie daycare places, but none of them require Lepto vacs - only core vaccinations. Check around, you should be able to find one who does not require the Lepto.
Food allergies can be really frustrating. With dogs I foster who have food allergies, I feed a single protein food - like Natural Balance Fish & Potato, or Duck & Sweet Potato, or Venison & Brown Rice. Good luck to you!