Hi Linda, nice challenge while I'm here recovering from the flu. Yes, I did get the flu shot.

Here's my edit using ACR only. I could have used LR since the engines are the same. Here's what I did:

1. Cropped and leveled the eyes.
2. To draw the viewer directly to the cat's face, I applied a strong vignette around the face using the radial filter.
3. Darkened the distracting area to the right of the cat's face. Since it was flat, I used the spot removal tool to add some detail back into the area.
4. Darkened, sharpened, added a little clarity and emphasized the catch light in the eyes.
5. Deemphasized the red collar, the reflections off the chain and the purple name tag.
6. Dodged and burned using the brush filter to add a little depth to facial features.
7. Finished, using curves, adding a slight increase in overall contrast.

Mike