Up to you if you want to whiten his fur to an off white level, but I do feel like just having red eyes seems unique enough, they contrast with his personality, really catching your attention!
I've been thinking about getting him lightened up when we go through and update the sprites at a later date!
And, yeah! He's got a pretty strong gaze going on. A lil intense for how nice he is, but that's part of the charm, I think~