Best Dog Food for Maltese — Nutrition That Matches the Breed
The Maltese’s pure-white coat and delicate digestion demand clean, additive-free, highly digestible food. Freeze-dried raw with no fillers or synthetic premix.
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What Maltese need most from their food
The Maltese’s signature white coat and small, sensitive system create specific dietary priorities:
Coat Whiteness & Quality
That pure-white coat shows every dietary flaw. Clean, additive-free nutrition supports a bright, healthy coat and reduces staining.
Tear Staining
Maltese are famously prone to tear staining, sometimes linked to food sensitivities. Additive-free food removes one possible contributor.
Digestive Sensitivity
A delicate digestive system benefits from highly digestible, single-protein food.
Dental Health
A dental-disease-prone toy breed. A clean, low-starch diet reduces plaque-promoting sugars.
Why freeze-dried raw is right for MalteseMaltese
The Maltese’s pure-white coat is unforgiving — it shows every nutritional shortcoming, from dullness to staining. A clean, additive-free, whole-food diet supports a bright, healthy coat and helps minimize the tear and coat staining the breed is prone to. Real protein and omega-3s build coat quality from the inside.
As a delicate toy breed, the Maltese also benefits from highly digestible, single-protein nutrition and a low-starch diet that supports dental health. Loyal Saints delivers all of this with no fillers, no synthetic additives, and no synthetic vitamin premix.
How much should she eat? Use the free Maltese feeding calculator →
Formula recommendation for Maltese
Chicken Formula
Our gentlest, leanest formula — single-protein and highly digestible for the delicate Maltese system, with no additives that contribute to staining.
Shop Chicken Formula →Turkey + Salmon Formula
For coat brightness and skin health. Fish oil omega-3s support that signature white coat.
Shop Turkey + Salmon Formula →Make it work for your budget
What a day costs for a 6 lb Maltese
with Halo Club (3 tbsp)
with Halo Club (¾ cup)
as a complete meal
- Start as a topper. Swap a quarter of the bowl for Loyal Saints and keep the rest the same — real freeze-dried raw in every meal for a quarter of the cost. One 14 oz bag then lasts about 6 weeks.
- Join the Halo Club. 20% off every order and free shipping on every member order.
- Buy the 14 oz bag. Same food as the 5 oz, and it costs less per day ($4.32 vs $6.68 for a complete meal).
- First order: enter code KING40 at checkout for 40% off (first orders only).
Beef or Turkey + Salmon, at the live 14 oz price. Amounts follow the bag’s feeding guide and our feeding calculator; adjust for activity and body condition. See every weight and formula →
The standard is King.
Loyal Saints was built because of one dog. King’s digestive sensitivities pushed Kristina Voltin to question the ingredients, processing and nutrition behind every bowl. She formulated a whole-food, freeze-dried raw diet from human-grade quality ingredients — food she felt confident feeding King every day. Every formula is held to that standard: would I feed this to King?
For Maltese owners navigating the same questions Kristina faced — about ingredients, about what’s really in the bag, about whether the food is actually good — Loyal Saints is the answer she built for them.
Read King’s story →What’s not in it — matters for Maltese.
A white coat reveals everything. Leaving out synthetic dyes, additives and fillers removes one possible contributor to tear and coat staining.
Frequently Asked Questions
What food reduces tear staining in Maltese?
Tear staining is often linked to diet — particularly artificial additives, dyes, and food sensitivities. A clean, additive-free, dye-free whole-food diet removes those dietary triggers. Loyal Saints contains no artificial colors, additives, or fillers. Many owners report reduced staining after switching, though tear-duct anatomy also contributes.
How do I keep my Maltese’s coat white and healthy?
Coat quality depends heavily on diet. A clean diet free of artificial dyes and additives, with adequate protein and omega-3s, supports a bright, healthy white coat. Turkey + Salmon provides the omega-3s; the absence of synthetic additives avoids internal staining triggers.
How much should I feed my Maltese?
Maltese typically weigh 4–7 lbs and need up to about ¾ cup of freeze-dried raw a day as a complete meal (Beef or Turkey + Salmon; ¾ cup of Chicken — the bag chart starts at 6 lb, so ask your vet to confirm the amount for a smaller dog), split into two meals to support stable blood sugar. Monitor body condition and adjust.
Is freeze-dried raw good for a Maltese with a sensitive stomach?
Yes. Single-protein Chicken is highly digestible with no fillers or synthetic additives that commonly trigger upset in delicate breeds. Use a 7–10 day transition and feed two small meals daily.
Clean food for a pristine breed.Maltese
Additive-free, omega-rich, highly digestible. Built for the Maltese. Halo Club members save 20% with free shipping on every order (contiguous U.S.).
Real dogs. Real bowls.
The Happiest Maltese at Dinnertime
Meat and organs first, freeze-dried raw and ready the second you open the bag. Start as a topper on your dog’s current food for about $1.74 a day with a 14 oz bag. New here? Take 40% off your first order with code KING40.
Quick answers
What is the best freeze-dried raw dog food for small dogs?
Loyal Saints is a premium freeze-dried raw dog food built for a toy poodle named King. It is vet-formulated, meat and organs first, AAFCO complete and balanced, and made with human-grade quality ingredients in an FDA-registered facility in the Midwest. Small pieces need no thawing: open, pour, done.
Where can I buy Loyal Saints?
At loyalsaintspets.com (Halo Club: 20% off and free shipping on every order (contiguous U.S.); KING40 takes 40% off a first order when typed at checkout), and on Amazon, Chewy and Target.
How much Loyal Saints should I feed?
Follow the amounts printed on the bag: for Beef or Turkey + Salmon, about ¾ cup a day for a 6 lb dog, 1¼ cups for 12 lb and 2 cups for 25 lb. Use about 25% of that as a topper. Ease in over 7 to 10 days.
