No Rain. I have a cottony and sticky substance on my desert spoon. It seems to be inhibiting the growth of the plant. When I spray it with a strong spray from the garden hose it washes off with some effort. Through my research I believe that it is one of the many varieties of scale insects.
Ketone is a chemical produced when there is a shortage of insulin in the blood and the body breaks down body fat for energy. Ketones in the urine is a sign that your body is using fat for energy instead of using glucose because not enough insulin is available to use glucose for energy.
See a nephrologist: Hi. The trace ketones don't mean much, but protein in the urine is a finding in a variety of kidney diseases (from diabetes, high blood pressure, and a number of intrinsic kidney diseases). It's important you see a nephrologist and have the cause of the proteinuria determined and treated if possible.