I used the laser cutter to create my design on cardboard and it looked pretty good!

Unfortunately, assembling it was a different story: I made the kerf too small, so the pieces would not fit tightly together.

I bumped the kerf up from 0.2 to 0.6 for the next iteration. Plus, I made the head and tail bigger.

The legs still did not fit snugly enough onto the body, so I redesigned the legs with a smaller slit. Finally, I drew a lil face for my cat! Here's the ultimate product: