Wow! I love the golden light and the contrasting purple background. Positioning the eyes at the top third really helps to give this image its appeal. I would have liked to have the eyes open a little wider but you had no control over that. Also, I think a little more depth of field would strengthen the composition and help focus attention on the eyes instead of the nose.
Great light and nice expression on the fix. I like to slight tilt of the head. Composition looks good for this subject. I agree with Joel on needing more DOF and I also would have preferred not to see the whiskers touch the image edges.
Love it - great shot my first impression was look at that nose, I think a little more DOF would have been better. After having it pointed out to me, I agree about the whiskers - good point I wouldn't have noticed otherwise.
Jon