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My 5-month Maltese weighs 4kg. How big will he get as an adult?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | 4 months and 14 days old | 10 lbs

Hello, I would like to ask you, how big is my Maltese puppy gonna be? He is about five months old and he weights about 4 kg.

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Answered By Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 7th, 2017

IN general a Maltese should weigh roughly 6-8 pounds, or roughly 4 kg full grown. So it is possible that Snowie could be mixed with another breed and may be slightly larger full grown. If he is 4kg now, he may be as large as 5/6 Kg at his adult weight. http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/maltese/

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