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They do chew the veterinary dental kibbles. You can hear and see my cat crunching away on them, and it's helped his teeth enormously. I think if you have a cat with healthy teeth, you can feed them chicken necks to keep their teeth clean. But if you have a rescue cat, as we do, who came with compromised teeth and gums, you do what you have to do to help them. (I would also add though that the cat with the best teeth I ever saw in my life ate almost entirely dry food, not dental kibble, and she was twelve years old.) I am not sure where this idea that cats don't chew comes from but, at any rate, the wet food does not afford them any opportunity to chew because it's already completely ground up. It has other health benefits, I agree, but is not good for dental health. I had a cat dental specialist with whom I consulted explain this to me. She feeds her cats high quality kibble and human grade raw meat. Both of these require chewing.The vet was wrong. If kibbles helped clean teeth, why do so many cats with a dry diet need dental appointments? Cats do not chew as much as we think. Kibbles do not have any effect on plaque and tarter.