What is this object?

[AintNobodyHereButUsChickens]

My friend asked me to help her solve this riddle. This what she sent me-

"Need some ideas of what this is?
Here are the clues

It’s orange (you can get it in different colours)
Round
Not electrical
Not batteries operated
You can put liquid or solid in
Not for the kitchen
Can move it to any room
The same weight as a cat
Anyone in the family can use (ie kids or adults)

This is meant to be my best friends present from her other half and I’m racking my brains here..getting nowhere!"

I told her if the good folk of Mumsnet can't solve this then nobody can!

Alien butt-plug.

All I can come up with is a large bowl or a giant mug!

An actual cat?

DS2 (8) suggests it's a heavy potty.
DS1 (10) reckons a large plant pot.

A cat

12yo dd1 is giggling away at herself here...her answer was...a radio

She got the giggles when I pointed out you might not want to put liquids, or solids, in radio.

I reckon it's a vase. Flowers solid, water liquid. Get her to find out if it is fragile.

But why would a kid use a vase?

My kids love picking flowers and putting them for people to see. Usually dandelions in egg cups but still..

I think a vase too .

I think it’s a cat like pp . A ginger one.

It's a Boswell.

The ginger tom from next-door-but-one!

A ball of some sort?

Are the post office steps involved?

Space hopper?

Yep, a cat. Solids and liquids = food and drink, can go in any room, not electrical, round(ish) but the question is does she want a ginger cat?

But how do you use a cat?

You don't. A cat uses you.

How about one of those air freshener / incense / wanky wax melt thingys?

Fish bowl?

Although a cat is quite heavy...

Does she have a particularly small cat?

A large mug

I’m on the side of those suggesting it’s a cat.

Orange (tabby)
Round (when it’s curled up? Maybe! Or fat?)
Not electrical or battery powered
Can put liquid or solids in (water and food)
Not for the kitchen (maybe his desire is for the feline to keep out of the kitchen, or not be eaten 😂)
But it can move to any other room
Same weight as a cat - I have four and they weigh differing amounts, it’s bizarrely specific wording.
Anybody in the family can use it... well all can pet it anywho

Bowling ball ?