White gums are a sign of internal bleeding. If his spleen ruptured he might have bled to death so quickly that there was no time to react to save him. The swelling might be from the blood filling his body cavity, which would have also drawn blood away from his ears. The things you describe are normal for a ruptured spleen, but only the vet can tell you the cause of that.
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