Taking account of how many he ha killed and how many were left he could see, Karnog answered "Two or three, at the most." as he tried to get Khajiit hair out of his mouth. 

Thinking of joke, Karnog said "I don't suggest biting the cat people, you'll be coughing up hair balls for awhile." While silently laughing at his own joke. With a moment of calm, Karnog thought what was going to happen since most of the yellow team was dead.