Your baby is just super gorgeous! Thank you for the update. It sounds you're doing the right things. Consider adding a cat tree downstairs as well. Raiden has three of them. You can never really have too many of them. Your kitty can smell the dogs, I'm sure. So getting used to that smell before actually meeting the doggies may help.

I'm sure Freya will settle down more at night as she gets older. Keep playing with her before bedtime. She will always have more energy than you ever will. LOL. Feeding a cat before bedtime isn't a problem. Normally, they will then spend the time grooming themselves before taking a nice long nap.

Your household has undergone a huge change at the moment. I think things will work out for you as you and your housemates are making a real effort for this to work. Great job.