Crab-eating Fox problem.

[Martin Brazil]

I was unsure whether to post this here or in the help section.
I went out shooting early Saturday morning arriving just before dawn, as I parked my car I saw two Crab-eating Foxes poking about a little further up the track. I managed some nice shots of them but as it was not light yet I had to use a flash which, as you can see, reflected in their eyes. Here is one of the shots.
My questions are, does the eye flare ruin the shot ? I really can't decide for myself as they are a species I have never seen before let alone photographed so I think this biases my perspective. If you feel it does, is there a PS method for getting rid of it ?
Thanks very much.