Troopers were alerted by 911 to a kitten hiding under a concrete barrier along southbound Interstate 5 near Tacoma around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Body camera footage shows two troopers on their hands and knees digging the pint-size tabby from a small crack in the barrier.
One of the troopers then drove the 1-month-old kitten to the vet.
Meow!" the cat said in the video, on the ride to the animal hospital.
"Meow!" the trooper answered.
Spokesperson Trooper Shannon McKenzie said a trooper in the district took the kitten home. It was unclear if the cat would be adopted or fostered. She weighed about a pound.
It was also unclear how the kitten got there in the first place.
The nearby city of Sumner responded to state troopers on social media: "Great job! Let us know if you ever want a future in animal control."
Troopers named the cat "Trooper.
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