"Not like this!" Toby exclaimed impatiently, patting the cat's head gently. While some might think that he was being too trusting of an animal that could be very dangerous, Toby didn't bat an eyelash, because he knew that Sarah, even in this form, wouldn't ever intentionally harm him.
"We can't just call her Sarah the Cat, because that would be confusing. Sarah the big giant Panther might make her ego get too big." He poked the tip of her nose playfully. "We could call her Garfield, but her color's all wrong. She's really pretty and black."
He looked up at Nathan thoughtfully, just about to ask for help in the naming venture before the answer came to him. "NERMAL!" He chuckled, making an overly exaggerated show of patting the panther's head. "You're the prettiest kitty cat in the whole wide world!"