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They lived to be 17. You did a good job. Yes, feed that wet food. I always fed my cats both dry and canned and I still lost Spotty to kidney disease. The vet said it's an age related disease and you can't prevent it but I suspect not enough water in the cat's diet can contribute. It's good to flush those toxins out. Now it's just wet food for Rosie. I want to protect her from obesity which protects her from diabetes and I want to protect her from anything I can protect her from.My cats (4) were all in their teens when they died, but it was due to kidney problems. I later, after my fourth baby died, found out it was due to the dry cat food I was feeding them. It seems that dry food doesn't have enough moisture. The vet recommended that I feed my present cat, Baby, canned food as a supplement to the dry food. The vet also told me to read the ingredients of the food to make sure it was safe.I am now slowly switching her over to the natural foods so that she remains healthy and playful. She's 5 and 1/2 now, and I'd like to see her live past 17, which was the approximate age of the four who died.