Hi-Life cat food pack sizes
Hi-Life — also written HiLife — sells its gently cooked cat food in a few different formats, and the most common question is not what the brand is but which size and format to actually order. This page covers that side of it: cans against pouches, and how much to buy the first time.
Cans versus pouches
The cans tend to hold a larger single portion and are the format most associated with the brand's tuna loin and fish-in-sauce style recipes, meant to be spooned out over one or two meals for most cats rather than eaten in a single sitting.
The pouches are a smaller, single-meal portion, which suits a household with more than one cat, or anyone who prefers not to have a part-used tin sitting in the fridge. Neither format is objectively better — it comes down to how many cats you are feeding and how you like to portion a meal.
What size to buy first
If your cat has not tried this brand before, a single can or a small pack of pouches is the sensible first order rather than a full case, since flavour and texture preferences vary a lot between cats and this is a pricier range to find left untouched.
Once you know your cat reliably eats it, buying a multipack works out more convenient for restocking than reordering single cans, and it is worth keeping an eye on which specific flavour they favour rather than assuming they will eat every one in the range equally.
What we currently stock
Our range includes a selection of the cans and pouches, sold as wet cat food. We carry a slice of the wider Hi-Life catalogue rather than every flavour and pack size, and what shows in the grid above reflects what is currently available to order.
Stock on a range like this shifts with what is coming through the trade, so the exact flavours available can change between orders — the grid above always reflects what we can currently supply rather than the full brand catalogue.
The range
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Hi Life Cat Chicken Breast in Sauce Can — 12 x 70g Tins
Sold as a case: 12 x 70g tins. A 70G can of complete wet cat food, 60% chicken breast in sauce, 83 kcal per 100g
£13.79
Hi Life Cat Tuna Loin in Sauce Can — 12 x 70g Tins
Sold as a case: 12 x 70g tins. Wet food for cats in a 70G pack, with the named recipe and analysis made clear
£13.79
Hi Life Cat Chicken Recipes in Sauce Can 12pk
A 12-can multipack of chicken, chicken with duck and chicken with beef cat food
£12.49
Hi Life Pouches Cat Tuna Recipes in Jelly 8pk
Tuna cat food pouches in jelly, two recipes, 8 x 70g, made with dolphin-safe tuna
£6.49
Felix as Good as It Looks Meaty Selection in Jelly
Twelve 85G pouches of chunks in jelly, in a selection built for a cat who changes its mind
£5.79
Applaws Natural Wet Cat Food Tuna Fillet with Prawn in Broth
Tuna fillet and prawn in broth, with two can sizes to choose from
From£16.69
Bell & Duke Cat Complete Chicken
A complete raw chicken meal for kittens, adult and senior cats, 98% chicken. Frozen 250g tub.
£3.65
Sheba Fine Flakes Cat Pouches Poultry Collection in Jelly
Fine flake cat pouches in jelly, a poultry collection across duck, chicken and turkey
From£7.49
Felix Pouches Deliciously Sliced Fish Selection in Jelly 12pk
Sliced fish in jelly across four recipes, for cats fed a fish-based diet
£6.49
Bella & Duke Cat Complete Turkey, Chicken & Lamb
A complete raw meal for kittens, adult and senior cats, made with turkey, chicken and lamb. Frozen 250g tub.
£3.65
Bella & Duke Cat Complete Lamb & Duck
A complete raw meal for kittens, adult and senior cats, made with lamb and duck. Frozen 250g tub.
£3.65
Bella & Duke Cat Complete Turkey & Salmon
A complete raw meal for kittens, adult and senior cats, made with turkey and salmon. Frozen 250g tub.
£3.65
Common questions
- Is Hi-Life the same brand as HiLife?
- Yes, it is the same brand written two different ways. Both spellings refer to the same gently cooked wet cat food range, and this page and our HiLife brand page cover the same products from different angles.
- Are the pouches or the cans better value?
- It depends on how many cats you are feeding and how you like to portion meals. Pouches suit single-meal portions and multi-cat households, while a can holds more and can be split over a day or two for a single cat, which sometimes works out cheaper per meal.
- Does Giddy Pets stock every Hi-Life flavour and size?
- No, we stock a selection rather than the full catalogue of flavours and pack sizes. What is shown in the grid above reflects what we currently have available to order, and that changes as stock does.
- Can I mix cans and pouches for the same cat?
- Yes, there is no reason not to alternate formats for the same cat if they eat both happily. Many owners choose based on convenience for a given meal rather than sticking to one format exclusively.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.