Cats need wet food. Especially male cats, who can develop uremic poisoning from dry food. I have 5 as well, plus fosters and TNRed ferals who weren’t adoptable. I feed everyone half a can morning and evening and give a 1/8 cup of dry to the inside ones at 9 (the outside ones get more and I’m also feeding a possum), then nite-nite treats. Not a hardship. 🤷🏼‍♀️