Cat won't stop licking her flea collar

I got my cats seresto flea collars. One of my cats is really picky about collars. Seresto obviously is one she's not fond of, so she keeps licking at it. Normally I'd just let her lick until she gets use to it, but since it's a flea collar her ingesting what's on the flea collar makes me a bit nervous. Is there anything I can do or put on it to deter licking? I've tried giving her catnip which worked for about 30mins before she went back to licking. It's also been about 2 hours since I put them on. 

I would be very cautious about those flea collars.  While some people think they are great, there have been many reports of skin problems and quite a number of cats who develop seizures and even died after a couple of weeks of wearing the collar (check reviews on Amazon, among other places.)   They seem to start out well but then get worse over time.  If your cat keeps licking the collar, it COULD be that she is having a skin reaction underneath it and is trying to lick herself to soothe it.  Some cats have developed open wounds with skin missing before owners noticed.  Others have been found when the hair is gone but there is no wound yet.   Some others have worn the collars six months with no problems.  The collar does work well to kill fleas and ticks.  However, here is a really good article fron Big Cat Rescue about flea products in general and their use on our pets.  http://www.littlebigcat.com/blog/flea-and-tick-product-dangers/

While thanks for the concern, Seresto is the highest rated flea medication at the moment. Also those sorts of reactions happen with ALL flea products not just collars since it happens because some cats have a sensitivity to the ingredients in the collar/medication. I've always used Bayer flea medication in the past that were effective and with no reaction from either of my cats so I'm not too worried about Seresto (also a bayer product that contains the same ingredients).

She's not having a skin reaction. She's not trying to soothe her skin. Like I said, she's incredibly picky about collars and does the exact same thing to a lot of collars (not talking about flea collars, talking about regular collars). She's literally only licking to try to move the collar to get a hold of it to try to get it off. It's what she does with a lot of collars and why I can't use collars that have elastic in them..

If your cat doesn't like collars then why not use a spot treatment?

Soresto is the one collar that is safe as far as general possibly serious issues, it isn't like the Hartz.  If a cat won't tolerate a collar though I would simply use a spot treatment.  

persephoneia said:

I got my cats seresto flea collars. One of my cats is really picky about collars. Seresto obviously is one she's not fond of, so she keeps licking at it. Normally I'd just let her lick until she gets use to it, but since it's a flea collar her ingesting what's on the flea collar makes me a bit nervous. Is there anything I can do or put on it to deter licking? I've tried giving her catnip which worked for about 30mins before she went back to licking. It's also been about 2 hours since I put them on. 

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Like I said, she's incredibly picky about collars and does the exact same thing to a lot of collars (not talking about flea collars, talking about regular collars). She's literally only licking to try to move the collar to get a hold of it to try to get it off. It's what she does with a lot of collars and why I can't use collars that have elastic in them..

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Like you, I'd be nervous about your cat ingesting the flea medication. The collar seems to use a combo of slow-release imidacloprid/flumethrin. If I were you, I'd try contacting the company and finding out from them the possible dangers of a cat constantly licking a collar, especially a brand new collar and not one that has been worn after 5-6 months of use. The medicine might be stronger when it is first out of the package.

You already know your cat dislikes particular collars, so maybe it is best to not use a "collar flea medicine" for her. She sounds like she's pretty determined to lick it.

I think the spot on flea medication would be the best option in this case. How is she able to lick the collar? My cats wear collars but they can get them into their mouths or lick them. Is the collar a little too large for her?

She's a small cat with a long tongue. She's able to curl her tongue back enough to lick the collar. 

I also chose a collar over spot treatment because as a broke student spending 80 on two collars that lasts 8mos is much more cost effective than spot treatment ($80 vs $160). She's also normally fine as long as they're not elastic or have anything that sticks out so the collar looked like the type she'd be perfectly fine with.