Found our lost cat, but is acting strange. Urgent

[Harles]

I don't know why to do, we just found our lost cat today and he was outside for 3 days but after i gave him a bath he seemed very limp and wouldn't move at times. He won't eat or drink willingly and won't fight me when trying to pet him. He's probably in shock but I don't know and it's very worrying. We don't have money to take him to the vet but we will if we have too. He's shaking like crazy and wont let me pick him up and he's currently hiding under my bed for bout 4 hours. Please help.

That was not the case with this animal - it was injured.

What I am trying to say is that vets don't necessarily have the same approach everywhere. The important thing is that the cat is being treated and is on the mend. Not much point second guessing.